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What was it like growing up as a son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? This memoir by Martin Luther King III provides insight into one of history’s most fascinating families and into a special bond between father and son. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a...

Verbannt und geächtet. Der Ketzer der Neuzeit Martin Luther will die Kirche verändern. Die Bibel soll für jeden Gläubigen erfahrbar werden. Akribisch macht er sich an die Übersetzung der lateinischen Schriften. Luther kritisiert das kirchliche Leben: Er wettert gegen den Ablasskauf, gegen das Bild eines strafenden Gottes, führt Kirchenlieder im Gottesdienst ein. Er will die Kirche revolutionieren - doch am Ende spaltet er sie auch.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights. Maintaining nonviolent and peaceful tactics even when his life was...

Discover the life of Martin Luther King Jr.—a story about standing up for civil rights for kids ages 6 to 9 Martin Luther King Jr. became one of the most important civil rights leaders in America by fighting for equality for Black people. Before he made history with his powerful speeches and...

We can all be heroes. That’s the inspiring message of this New York Times Bestselling biography series from historian and author Brad Meltzer. Even as a child, Martin Luther King, Jr. was shocked by the terrible and unfair way African-American people were treated. When he grew up, he decided...

Learn all about Martin Luther King Jr. and his stand for equal rights in this children's biography. In this biography, discover the amazing story of Martin Luther King Jr, whose powerful words and dreams for the future inspired the world. Martin Luther King Jr. will always be remembered for his...

Il 4 aprile 1968 un colpo di fucile uccise Martin Luther King. Aveva 39 anni, quasi tutti spesi nella lotta contro la discriminazione razziale: una guerra senza armi, di cui Martin è ancora oggi un simbolo. Il ritmo della poesia e la forza delle illustrazioni fanno rivivere, in questo libro, la sua adolescenza, i soprusi di cui fu vittima e spettatore, la sua volontà di combattere, in modo pacifico ma senza cedere di un passo, per i diritti dei neri, la fede, i dubbi, i sacrifici, gli uomini e le donne che hanno creduto nel suo messaggio e combattuto con lui.

Learn all about Martin Luther King Jr. and his stand for equal rights in this children's biography. In this biography, discover the amazing story of Martin Luther King Jr, whose powerful words and dreams for the future inspired the world. Martin Luther King Jr. will always be remembered for his...

"Karen Chilton conveys both powerful joy and profound grief in her narration of Willie Mae Brown's stories about growing up in Selma, Alabama, during the Civil Rights movement."- AudioFile The preface and afterword are read by the author. Combining family stories of the everyday and the...

The wife of Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King was a civil rights leader in her own right, playing a prominent role in the African American struggle for racial equality in the 1960s. Here's a gripping portrait of a smart, remarkable woman. Growing up in Alabama, Coretta Scott King...