Central Kansas Library System

A brief, illustrated, biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped American blacks win many battles for equal rights.

Profiles the civil rights leader, discussing his career as a pastor, his fight for African American rights, and his legacy.

A brief biography examining the value of dignity in the life of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped African Americans win many battles for equal rights.

An introduction to the achievements and lasting influence of the heroic civil rights leader covers topics ranging from his organization of the Montgomery Bus Boycott to his famed "I Have a Dream" speech.

The author recounts the life of Martin Luther King in the form of her own dream.

Simple text and photographs present the work of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the celebration of his holiday.

A biography of the German monk who led the Protestant Reformation in Europe from its beginning in 1517 until his death in 1546.

Picture book biography told in rhyming verse. Charles Tindley was born free, though his childhood was far from easy. He had no chance to go to school, but the spirituals he heard as he worked in the fields made him long to know how to read the Gospel. Late at night, he taught himself to read from scraps of newspapers. From those small scraps, Charles raised himself to become a founding father of American gospel music whose hymn was the basis for the...

Describes the life of Martin Luther King and the origin and celebration of the holiday in his honor.