Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

A well written and very informative book written for middle graders on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. My twins and I enjoyed this nonfiction book about Martin Luther King, Jr. There was a nice blend of pictures, narrative story telling and inserts highlighting other events taking place during t......more

This book was a great follow-up to Who Was Rosa Parks?, we learned more about a lot of the new words we read there; segregation, nonviolence, equality, protest, etc. We were surprised to find out that when Martin was born his given name was Michael King. Martin was impressed by the teachings of......more

This is a great, simple story that explains who Martin Luther King, Jr is. "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.......more

Love all of the who was books , great information for kids and me.......more

I absolutely adore this series! I love everything about these "Who was" books. The first book I read from this series was "Who was Harriet Tubman?" And it ignited a love for history books and also historical fiction. Martin Luther King Jr., is someone I truly admire because of his civil rights contr......more