Bonnie Bader

Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? (Bound for Schools & Libraries) Bonnie Bader

Brief Description: For use in schools and libraries only. With clearly written text that explains this tumultuous time in history and 80 black-and-white illustrations, this Who Was biography celebrates the vision and the legacy of a remarkable man. Publisher Marketing: 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 threatened, King was also an advocate for the poor and spoke out against racial and economic injustice until his deathafrom an assassinas bulletain 1968. With clearly written text that explains this tumultuous time in history and 80 black-and-white illustrations, this "Who Wasa]?" celebrates the vision and the legacy of a remarkable man.

Contributor Bio:  Bader, Bonnie Bonnie Bader lives in Brooklyn, New York. Elizabeth Wolf lives in Boise, Idaho. Nancy Harrison lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania.