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Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Amy Pastan · 2004

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Tells the amazing story of struggle and triumph of one of the greatest Civil Rights leaders.

In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh voices and DK design values to give readers the most information-packed, visually exciting biographies on the market today. Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts, definitions of key words, and sidebars on related subjects add dimension and relevance to stories of famous lives that students will love to read.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 128 pages

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