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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service

 
 
Happy Birthday Dr. King!
MLK's Birthday: January 15th
 
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service: January 15th, 2018
Check the Santa Cruz NAACP Facebook page for information on activities and events MLK weekend.
 
 

 

Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (The Last Interview Series) By Martin Luther King, Jr. Cover Image
$15.99
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ISBN: 9781612196169
Published: Melville House - January 3rd, 2017

As the Black Lives Matter movement gains momentum, and books like Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between the World and Me and Claudia Rankine's Citizen swing national attention toward the racism and violence that continue to poison our communities, it's as urgent now as ever to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr., whose insistence on equality and peace defined the Civil Rights Movement and forever


Dear Martin By Nic Stone Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781101939499
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Published: Crown Books for Young Readers - October 17th, 2017

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME
 


Why We Can't Wait By Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jesse Jackson (Afterword by) Cover Image
$10.99
ISBN: 9780451527530
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Published: Signet - January 1st, 2000

Martin Luther King’s classic exploration of the events and forces behind the Civil Rights Movement—including his Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963.

“There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair.”


I Have a Dream (Book & CD) By Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Kadir Nelson (Illustrator) Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9780375858871
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Published: Anne Schwartz Books - October 9th, 2012

Experience history with this picture book of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic speech, including an audio CD. This Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book will inspire young readers!


My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. By Martin Luther King, III, AG Ford (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Martin Luther King, III, AG Ford (Illustrator)
$17.99
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ISBN: 9780060280758
Published: Amistad Books for Young Readers - August 6th, 2013

What was it like growing up as a son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? This picture book memoir, My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King III, provides insight into one of history’s most fascinating families and into a special bond between father and son. 


Death of a King: The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Final Year By David Ritz (With), Tavis Smiley Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780316332774
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Published: Back Bay Books - January 12th, 2016

A revealing and dramatic chronicle of the twelve months leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination.


March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine By Melba Pattillo Beals, Frank Morrison (Illustrator) Cover Image
$17.99
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ISBN: 9781328882127
Published: Clarion Books - January 2nd, 2018

"Beals' recollection of white oppression and her rise above it will haunt readers. A must-read for teens." —School Library Journal


I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King Jr By Michael Eric Dyson Cover Image
$25.99
ISBN: 9780684830377
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Published: Free Press - February 6th, 2001

Michael Eric Dyson—a cutting edge African American intellectual a la Henry Louis Gates and Cornel West—reignites the legacy of Martin Luther King in this relevant, revolutionary, and human look at the American icon's true ideology.

A private citizen who transformed the world around him, Martin Luther King, Jr., was arguably the greatest American who ever lived.


Martin Rising: Requiem For a King By Andrea Davis Pinkney, Brian Pinkney (Illustrator) Cover Image
$19.99
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ISBN: 9780545702539
Published: Scholastic Press - January 2nd, 2018

With imagination and power, the award-winning Pinkney duo celebrates MLK's nonviolent struggle for civil rights -- as he transforms America through the spirit of love.

A Washington Post Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearA New York Public Library Best Book of the YearA School Library Journal Best Book of the Year* "Unique and remarkable."


Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You By Carole Boston Weatherford, James E. Ransome (Illustrator) Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780802723680
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Published: Bloomsbury USA Childrens - January 2nd, 2018

You can be a King. Stamp out hatred. Put your foot down and walk tall.

You can be a King. Beat the drum for justice. March to your own conscience.


¿Quién fue Martin Luther King, Jr.? (¿Quién fue?) By Bonnie Bader, Who HQ, Elizabeth Wolf (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Bonnie Bader, Who HQ, Elizabeth Wolf (Illustrator)
$6.99
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ISBN: 9780448458557
Published: Penguin Workshop - April 12th, 2012

The famous civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke out against racial and economic injustice until his death - from an assassin's bullet - in 1968. This tumultuous time in history comes to life in over 100 black-and-white illustrations that celebrate of this remarkable man.


Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? (Who Was?) By Bonnie Bader, Who HQ, Elizabeth Wolf (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Bonnie Bader, Who HQ, Elizabeth Wolf (Illustrator)
$5.99
ISBN: 9780448447230
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Published: Penguin Workshop - December 27th, 2007

The story of one of the most influential civil rights activist of our time.