Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
by Abby Porter, Assistant Director
Martin Luther King, Jr. and his incredible work in Civil Rights seems as relevant as ever this year. To celebrate this incredible man and his impact, we wanted to put together a list of great books about Martin Luther King, Jr., the march on Selma, and civil rights. Here are a few of our top choices – we’ve included options for all ages!
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport (Children)
Martin and Mahalia: His Words, Her Song by Andrea Davis Pinkney (Children)
I am Martin Luther King, Jr. by Brad Metzler (Children)
Selma (movie)
March by John Lewis (Teen and Adult)
Because They Marched: The People’s Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America by Russell Freedman (Teen and Adult)
The Radical King by Martin Luther King, Jr. (Adult)
The Heavens Might Crack by Jason Sokol (Adult)
Redemption: Martin Luther King, Jr’s Last 31 Hours by Joseph Rosenbloom (Adult)
My Life, My Love, My Legacy by Coretta Scott King (Adult)
Kennedy and King: The President, the Pastor, and the Battle Over Civil Rights by Steven Levingston (Adult)
Waking from the Dream: the Struggle for Civil Rights in the Shadow of Martin Luther King, Jr. by David L. Chapell (Adult)
Killing King: Racial Terrorists, James Earl Ray, and the Plot to Assassinate Martin Luther King, Jr. by Stuart Wexler and Larry Hancock (Adult)
