Celebrating the Life of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
With these books, we honor a great man and a revolutionary of our time, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. May his visionary leadership and legacy continue to inspire change in our country that needs healing and transformation. Literacy is a tool for liberation and through reading, writing, listening, and speaking we can nurture, inspire, and motivate the youth of today and leaders of tomorrow.
Middle School & High School Book List:
- Martin Rising: Requiem for a King by Andrea Davis Pinkney & Brian Pinkney
- Martin & Anne: The Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and Anne Frank by Nancy Churnin
- Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968 by Alice Faye Duncan
- Dear Martin by Nic Stone
- A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King, Jr., for Students
Preschool and Elementary Book List:
- A Sweet Smell of Roses by Angela Johnson, Illustrated by Eric Velasquez
- Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You by Carole Boston Weatherford, Illustrated by James Ransome
- As Good as Anybody by Richard Michelson, illustrated by Raul Colon
- I have a Dream by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., paintings by Kadir Nelson
- March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed The World by Christine King Farris, illustrated by London Ladd.