Martin Luther King, Jr. grew up in the South at a time when black people did not have the same legal rights as white people. He knew this was wrong. A believer in nonviolence, Martin organized peaceful protests to fight injustice. He won support for his cause and became a great leader of America's civil rights movement. DK Biographies include: More than 100 photographs, artworks, and artifacts * A fresh point of view based on the latest scholarship * Definition boxes, sidebars, and a timeline of events. Tells the amazing story of struggle and triumph of one of the greatest Civil Rights leaders. In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh voices and DK design values to give readers the most information-packed, visually exciting biographies on the market today. Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts, definitions of key words, and sidebars on related subjects add dimension and relevance to stories of famous lives that students will love to read. In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh voices and DK design values to give readers the most information-packed, visually exciting biographies on the market today. Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts, definitions of key words, and sidebars on related subjects add dimension and relevance to stories of famous lives that students will love to read. |