Martin Luther King, Jr. was just 39 years old when he was assassinated on April 4, 1968. In this illustrated biography, the author introduces the highlights of Dr.King's private and public life: his marriage to Coretta Scott; the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama; the "Freedom Rides" throughout the South; the famous March on Washington, where he delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech; and more.

"I have a dream," he said from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, "that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

"I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

Dr. King was mourned throughout the world when he died. Here is the story of one of the greatest figures of our time.

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