My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

(Hardback)

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What was it like growing up as a son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This picture book memoir provides insight into one of historys most fascinating families and into a special bond between father and son. At home, Dr. King was just Dad to Martytheyd play catch and shoot hoops together. But there were also moments when his fathers life as a civil rights activist intervened. When Dr. King was thrown in jail, Martyknew his father was imprisoned for trying to help people. But he and his older sister still hoped hed be back home for Christmas. Mr. Kings remembrances and AG Fords warm illustrations capture a moment in history as well as a loving familys life.

This poignant picture book will publish just before the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.s I Have a Dream speech, in August 2013.

Heres an excerpt:
I grew up with a famous father.... When I was five years old, my dad gave one of his most famous speeches. 'I have a dream that my four little 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.'

"I am the second of those four children he spoke about.

"There have been a lot of books written about my father. But not a whole lot has been written about my dad. This book is about my daddy, what it was like to live with him, and how much I loved him.

Author Bio

Martin Luther King IIIis the elder son of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King. He is a human rights advocate and community activist. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife, Arndrea, and his daughter, Yolanda Renee.