The older sister of Dr. King relates how growing up in the segregated South of the 1920s taught her younger brother a bitter lesson. When an incident makes clear the fact that white children and black children are not to play together, young Martin realizes his calling in life, and sets out on a path that changes the course of American history. Full color.
Long before he became a world-famous dreamer, Martin Luther King Jr. was a little boy who played jokes and practiced the piano and made friends without considering race. But growing up in the segregated South of the 1920s forced a very young Martin to learn a bitter lesson -- little white children and little black children were not to play with one another. Martin decided then and there that something had to be done. And as a seven-year-old, he embarked on a journey that would change the course of American history.
Renowned educator Christine King Farris, older sister of the late Dr. King, joins with celebrated illustrator Chris Soentpiet to tell this inspirational story of how one boyhood experience inspired a movement. It's a tale that will touch the hearts of all people, and remind us all that if you believe hard enough, dreams can become reality.
Product Details
MY BROTHER MARTIN
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Product Weight: 1.40 lbs
Author: Farris, Christine King
Illustrator: Soentpiet, Chris
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Language: English
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER BOOKS YOU
Dewey Decimal Classification: B
Audience Age Group: 06 to 11
Number of Units in Package: 1
ISBN: 9780689843877