For your convenience I have added a list of my favorite online
bookstores, should you wish to visit and purchase a book relating to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his contributions to our society. I am sure that these bookstores will be very helpful. I have personally dealt with most of them and found them very attentive with good customer service. (These bookstores also carry a variety of other subjects — many at discounted prices which I have tried to list for you to the best of my knowledge at the time of this writing.)
HarperCollins (Kids Holiday) — Visit HarperCollins and find books for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. or Martin Luther King, or Martin Luther King Jr. — lots of other children's selections as well!
Amazon — Gift Center
— A tremendous selection of books, audio CDs, and VHS Cassettes relating to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Just search in each specific section and you will be amazed! (I find that Amazon very rarely disappoints by not having a specific selection or subject!)
BarnesandNoble.com — Gift Center Another large selection of books relating to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. can be found here at BarnesandNoble.com.
(Certainly worth a visit!)
The Internet Bookshop — (UNITED KINGDOM) — Don't let the name fool you! There are lots of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. titles here. Just do a search for Martin Luther King and you have a treat in store! As an added bonus, not only do they have a list of recommended titles for you to browse, but they will also deliver them to the address of your choosing. Furthermore, you can save up to 40%!
Read.doc — offers big discounts (20–35%) on books from all major publishers, including their bonus discount!
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Making the Calendar — The Seattle Times — Visit this site and read Making the Calendar by Paul Andrews, Seattle Times Staff Reporter. This is an abridged version of the article that appeared in The Seattle Times on Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday in 1985 — a year before the first celebration of the holiday in his honor.
MLK Jr. Holiday Timeline — The Seattle Times — From April 8, 1968 when Representative John Conyers, D-Michigan submitted the first legislation proposing King's birthday as a holiday, four days after King was assassinated to January 20, 1986 when the first observance of King's birthday was celebrated as a legal holiday nationwide.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stamford University — This site contains secondary documents written about Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as primary documents written during King's life. The folks at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Project at Stanford University continuously update and improve this site. Keep checking back!
We Shall Overcome — The Philosophy Behind the Hymn — In 1901 Charles Albert Tindley, a Philadelphia Methodist minister, wrote a song entitled, I'll Over Come Someday. In spirit, more than in words or music, the song provided the inspiration for We Shall Overcome, the song that emerged in the civil rights movement of the early 1960s. (Visit this site to read more about this!)
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