The Life and Death of Martin Luther King, Jr.

By James Haskins

Book Overview

The Lift and Death of Martin Luther King, Jr. On April 4, 1968, a shot rang out in Memphis, Tennessee, killing the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The leader of the civil rights movement was dead, felled by an assassin's bullet. Who was Martin Luther King, and why do we remember him? Award-winning author James Haskins chronicles Dr. King's life and the circumstances surrounding his death. With an afterword.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688418023
• ISBN13: 9780688418021
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

Great Book!

This book was about the life of a hero, Martin Luther King, Jr. It tells us how he served his community. There were interesting pictures. Our fifth grade class learned a lot about African-American history through this book.

I very much enjoyed this factual book

I feel that this book was written very thoroughly. It included indepth facts that really let the reader know what happened. This book was obviously researched heavily, and I congradulate the author on writing such a magnificent book. Although it was not really my choice in reading this book, I am glad that I had, for it has greatly enhanced my knowledge of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. I, being a fifteen year old sophomore student of Penn High School, find this a great book to use in researching Dr. King's past events, assassination, murder(s), and conspiracy theories. It was well written, and could be easily understood by young readers. I would highly recommend this book to readers of all ages. -Thank You