I Have a Dream: The Life and Times of Martin Luther King, Jr - Hardcover

Davis, Lenwood

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0837159776 ISBN 13: 9780837159775

Publisher: Praeger, 1973

Synopsis

A detailed biography written soon after its subject's tragic death. The appendixes include texts of some of King's most famous speeches.

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From Booklist:

Gr. 4^-8. Every year when Dr. King's birthday rolls around and during Black History month, short clips from the "I Have a Dream" speech are played and replayed--always the same few sentences presented together with grainy black-and-white images. This new book, which beautifully evokes feelings of hope as well as despair, not only gives readers the opportunity to experience the eloquent speech in its entirety but also to see it anew through the eyes of 15 African American artists who have won the Coretta Scott King Award or received a Coretta Scott King honor book designation. Each artist depicts a portion of the story of the civil rights movement or his or her vision of the meaning of a section of the speech, thus bringing new perspective to Dr. King's words. On the jacket painting, by Leo and Diane Dillon, Dr. King, who is looking toward the sun, stands next to figures holding scales and a gavel, representing equality and justice; King's words about suffering and police brutality are illustrated by Tom Feelings' depiction of a woman covering her eyes in sorrow; and James Ransome shows African Americans and whites together at a long picnic table, the "table of brotherhood." A foreword by Coretta Scott King, a brief biography of Dr. King, and notes from the artists about their contributions round out the book, which clearly reminds us why the rolling, powerful text remains one of the landmarks of American political writing. Susan Dove Lempke

About this edition

• Publisher: Praeger
• Publication date: 1973
• ISBN 10: 0837159776
• ISBN 13: 9780837159775
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304