Trailblazers: Martin Luther King, Jr.: Fighting for Civil Rights
- ISBN-10
- 059312457X
- ISBN-13
- 9780593124574
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-12-08
- Publisher
- Random House Books for Young Readers
- Author
- Christine Platt
Description
Bring history home and meet some of the world's greatest game changers! Get inspired by the true story of the civil rights leader whose peaceful fight for justice still motivates people today. This biography series is for kids who loved Who Was? and are ready for the next level. On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to more than 250,000 people in Washington, DC about his dream of racial equality. His message of peaceful protest inspired a generation to stand up for their rights. Find out how a boy who was not allowed to go to school or the movies with white people blazed a trail in civil rights. Trailblazers is a biography series that celebrates the lives of amazing pioneers, past and present, from all over the world. Get inspired by more Trailblazers: Neil Armstrong, Jackie Robinson, Jane Goodall, Harriet Tubman, Albert Einstein, Beyoncé, and Simone Biles. What kind of trail will you blaze?
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