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Cat Poems, illustrated by Hyman, Holiday House, 1987. I Like You, If You Like Me: Poems of Friendship, Macmillan, 1987. (With Norma Farber) These Small Stones, Harper, 1987. Poems for Mothers, illustrated by Deborah Kogan Ray, Holiday House, 1988. Poems for Fathers, illustrated by Robert Casilla, Holiday House, 1989.
Martin Luther King Jr., an American civil rights activist and leader, referenced "Mother to Son" at least 13 times in his public appearances, including during his "I Have a Dream" speech. These references largely took the form of wording referring to pressing forward and not turning back.
Michael King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta; he was the second of three children born to Michael King Sr. and Alberta King (née Williams). [6] [7] [8] Alberta's father, Adam Daniel Williams, [9] was a minister in rural Georgia, moved to Atlanta in 1893, [8] and became pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in the following year. [10]
The Three Mothers, by Anna Malaika Tubbs It is no accident that Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin all took on such influential roles within the civil rights movement. In this ...
In honor of MLK Day, read the most famous Martin Luther King Jr. quotes. With his words, he inspires us all to pursue justice, love, freedom and equality.
On a hot summer day in 1963, more than 200,000 demonstrators calling for civil rights joined Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Strength to Love is a book by Martin Luther King Jr. It was published in 1963 as a collection of his sermons primarily on the topic of racial segregation in the United States and with a heavy emphasis on permanent religious values.
In 2022, Martin Luther King III, the son of the legendary slain civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., talked to PEOPLE about what it was like spending the first 10 years of his life living ...