Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day

Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop

The Sanitation Strike of 1968

By: Alice Faye Duncan
Narrated by: Karen Chilton
Length: 25 minutes

For nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson, the Sanitation Strike of 1968 hit close to home.Lorraine marched with her daddy and other sanitation workers through the streets of Memphis fighting for equal rights and safer working conditions. With her mother, she boycotted stores. Lorraine’s life was forever changed when she heard Dr. Martin Luther King... Read more

Coretta Scott

By: Ntozake Shange
Narrated by: Phylicia Rashad
Length: 5 minutes

This extraordinary union of poetic text by Ntozake Shange and monumental artwork by kadir Nelson captures the movement for civil rights in the United States and honors its most elegant inspiration, Coretta Scott Read more

Martin Rising: Requiem For a King

By: Andrea Davis Pinkney
Narrated by: Andrea Davis Pinkney
Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

With imagination and power, the award-winning Pinkney duo celebrates MLK's nonviolent struggle for civil rights -- as he transforms America through the spirit of love.A Washington Post Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearA New York Public Library Best Book of the YearA School Library Journal Best Book of the Year* "Unique... Read more

She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

She Persisted

By: Kelly Starling Lyons & Chelsea Clinton
Narrated by: Karen Murray & Chelsea Clinton
Length: 41 minutes

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Coretta Scott King!

In this chapter book biography by award-winning author Kelly Starling Lyons, readers learn about the amazing life of Coretta Scott... Read more

My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

By: Martin Luther King
Narrated by: Martin Luther King
Length: 12 minutes

What was it like growing up as a son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? This memoir by Martin Luther King III provides insight into one of history’s most fascinating families and into a special bond between father and son.“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... Read more

Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round

My Story of the Making of Martin Luther King Day

By: Kathlyn J. Kirkwood
Narrated by: Shayna Small
Length: 53 minutes

This brilliant memoir-in-verse tells the moving story of how a nation learned to celebrate a hero. Through years of protests and petition, Kathlyn's story highlights the foot soldiers who fought to make Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a national holiday.Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ’Round is a deeply moving middle grade memoir about what it... Read more

Who Was Coretta Scott King?

Who Was?

By: Gail Herman & Who HQ
Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

The wife of Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King was a civil rights leader in her own right, playing a prominent role in the African American struggle for racial equality in the 1960s.

Here's a gripping portrait of a smart, remarkable woman. Growing up in Alabama, Coretta Scott King graduated valedictorian from her high school before... Read more

Thank You, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.!

By: Eleanora Tate
Narrated by: Kim Staunton
Length: 5 hours 27 minutes

Young Mary Elouise is unhappy about who she is, until two African storytellers come to her school and help her to appreciate the value of her heritage. Eleanora E. Tate shares the richness of the contemporary African American experience with themes that speak to young readers of every color: self-acceptance, a healthy pride, and the importance... Read more

DK Life Stories: Martin Luther King Jr.

DK Life Stories

By: Laurie Calkhoven
Narrated by: Joeseph Balderrama
Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Learn all about Martin Luther King Jr. and his stand for equal rights in this children's biography.

In this biography, discover the amazing story of Martin Luther King Jr, whose powerful words and dreams for the future inspired the world.

Martin Luther King Jr. will always be remembered for his famous "I have a dream" speech, which he gave during... Read more

Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

Who Was?

By: Bonnie Bader
Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez
Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights. Maintaining nonviolent and peaceful tactics even when his life was threatened, King was also an advocate for the poor and... Read more