I read this book to my kindergartners and they fell in love with Dr. King. I saw the boys deeply engrossed in the story almost imagining themselves in Dr. King's position. I doubt they had ever heard of an African American man, in their young lives, who had such an enormous effect on the lives of people. They understood that Dr. King was a powerful man and the only person they could equate his power to was George Bush. I think they will forever remember the accomplishments of Dr. King because of the engaging way this author presented his life. At the mention of Dr. King's name my students say, "he's the greatest."

AS aGRADUATE OF ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY IN 1987 AND A PROPONENT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY I AM A SUPPORTER OF THE TRUTH AND KNOWING THE ROLE MRS CARR AND E.D.NIXON PLAYED IN THE MOVEMENT WAS VERY ENLIGHTENING TO ME I HAVE WRITTEN TO MRS. CARR SEVERAL TIMES IN HOPES OF RECEIVING HISTORICAL INFORMATION FROM HER. I THANK THE BOOK SENDS A MESSAGE THAT YOU HAVE TO GO BEYOND PRINT MEDIA TO GET THE FACTS!

A lot has been said and written about Dr. Martin Luther King's contributions to and leadership in the Civil Rights movement; but many times we have failed to take a closer look at the source of his genious. How and where did it all begin?
Dr. Warren's research and examination of King the student, preacher, and pastor is not only timely, but also presents an often ignored aspect of the magnificent aura that enveloped King's persona. This book is not a presentation of King's speeches, but it is a well developed analysis of Dr. King, the preacher. It traces how King was influenced by and in turn influenced black preaching in America. This work is unequaled in that Warren painstackingly details aspects of King's academic and ministerial life, unknown to many.
If you want to know Dr. King, and the true essence of his to date unequaled leadership, the majesty of his speeches, and the power behind his awesome personality, READ: KING CAME PREACHING!

More books are needed like this for our youth of this next century..

This book was absolutely fabulous. It tells you many troubles black people went through in the 1960's. I learned so much about how hard Martin's life was and all the ups and downs he went through just for what he believed in. I thought he was the best leader ever. I don't want to tell you too much because you should read it for yourself.

The book Martin Luther King by Robert E. Jacoubek and Nancy Shuker demonstrates the amazing struggle Martin Luther King, Jr. and the black community went through to gain the independence and free will their ethnic group deserves. This book is a very good learning device because within the book there is a leadership essay by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. which clearly states what leadership is and how it affects the world. This essay helps you understand what America was like during Mr. King's lifetime.

The authors didn't write much about Martin Luther King's personal life. Instead, they talked about what conflicts he faced and what specific important things he accomplished. This way of writing allowed the reader to learn more about his heroic tasks. The authors wrote in a very factual manner. They gave many examples of what Mr. King accomplished by talking about his conflicts and then explaining the resolution he came up with.

The authors also used a story-telling technique in their book. They told most of the story in a "third person" view. To do this, they properly fit many actual quotations from Mr. King's speeches into the story. This way of writing allows the reader to learn more from the story that is told. The following quotation from the book is one example of this story-telling technique: "King told the crowds at that night's mass meeting: 'Now they know that an injunction will not stop us.'"

This book is great for all ages. The way the authors wrote helped me understand what a hero really was and what characteristics Martin Luther King had to produce such an advancement and to make the world more equal. The book makes you think of questions that influence what a hero really is. When I read the book, I thought of questions like: "Do leaders lead by force or by persuasion" By command or consent?" Raising these basic questions makes you think about the passage and what it really means.

I would recommend this wonderful book to everyone. It expressed Mr. King's story in a very logical manner which made it much easier to read. It showed how hard Martin Luther King worked at helping his ethnic group succeed in life with segregation and mistreatment surrounding their lives. The book taught me never to give up, no matter how difficult the task is and some day you will get what you deserve and worked hard for. In the end, after all the crime and mistreatment that had taken place, Martin Luther King finally pursued his dream and his people are set free.

"Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington" tells the story of the historic day when one of the most famous speeches in American history was delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Author Frances E. Ruffin sets the stage for King's "I Have A Dream" speech by providing the background on why civil rights leaders called for the March on Washington. The illustrations of Stephen Marchesi are combined with photographs of white only laundromats, colored entrances, and separate (and clearly unequal) drinking fountains. By the time the story gets to King's speech, students will have a good understanding of the rhetorical facing the speaker. The "I Have A Dream" speech is nicely summarized and the book concludes by talking about how the Civil Rights Act of 1964 changed a lot of the wrongs depicted in the opening section. This book is designed for students in the first through third grades (Level 2) and makes an excellent introduction to the civil rights movement and would be very useful for students to read during Black History Month to help them understand why King's birthday is a national holiday. I especially liked Marchesi's picture of President Kennedy watching King's speech on television; it might be useful to ask students to look at that picture and imagine what the President might be thinking as he listens to what King had to say.

Jean Darby is an excetional writer who knows how to make a reader enjoy reading facts! Even readers who dislike nonfiction would enjoy this book. The story follows Martin Luther King, Jr. through his whole life, from birth to untimely death. You come to know Martin as a friend and it becomes an emotional experience as you read through this wonderful biography. Ms. Darby presents Luther's story in such a way that it reads like a novel instead of drab history. On the whole this book deserves to be read and enjoyed by all!

My favorite kind of book is one that makes you want to read twenty or thirty others because of the titles and writers referred to by the author. You think you're reading a single book, but by the time you close it, you've been introduced to a whole community.

John Ansbro's book on Dr. King's philosophy of nonviolence is like that. First published twenty years ago and thankfully re-released, the book helps us understand King's nonviolence through careful and interesting discussions of the influences on him. Ansbro traces King's personalism and focus on agape ethics through thinkers such as Howard Thurman, Kant, Nygren, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Niebuhr, DuBois Gandhi, and Thoreau. Especially useful is his discussion of King's views on collective evil and what he sees as its alternative, the "beloved community." Equally useful and fascinating is Ansbro's comparison of Dr. King's nonviolence to Franz Fanon's and Malcolm X's (early) espousal of violence.

Reading this book is an education not only in Dr. King's philosophy and stragegy of nonviolent resistance, but also on nonviolence as taught and practiced through the ages. In this day and age, when we seem even more ready than in days past to resort to violence as a way of settling differences, the re-issue of Ansbro's book is a Godsend.