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Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
970L
Physical Desc
35 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Recounts Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, describing the hardships and triumphs King encountered along his journey.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xx, 204 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"I have a dream." When those words were spoken on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, the crowd stood, electrified, as Martin Luther King, Jr. brought the plight of African Americans to the public consciousness and firmly established himself as one of the greatest orators of all time. Behind the Dream is a thrilling, behind-the-scenes account of the weeks leading up to the great event, as told by Clarence Jones, co-writer of the...