As Good as Anybody
Martin Luther King, Jr., and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March toward Freedom
Kids, My Family, My Feelings, My Friends, Social Issues, People and Places, History, Biography, Non-Fiction
| Author: | Richard Michelson | ISBN: | 9780385753883 |
| Publisher: | Random House Children's Books | Publication: | December 31, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Knopf Books for Young Readers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Richard Michelson |
| ISBN: | 9780385753883 |
| Publisher: | Random House Children's Books |
| Publication: | December 31, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Knopf Books for Young Readers |
| Language: | English |
MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel. Their names stand for the quest for justice and equality.Martin grew up in a loving family in the American South, at a time when this country was plagued by racial discrimination. He aimed to put a stop to it. He became a minister like his daddy, and he preached and marched for his cause.Abraham grew up in a loving family many years earlier, in a Europe that did not welcome Jews. He found a new home in America, where he became a respected rabbi like his father, carrying a message of peace and acceptance.Here is the story of two icons for social justice, how they formed a remarkable friendship and turned their personal experiences of discrimination into a message of love and equality for all.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel. Their names stand for the quest for justice and equality.Martin grew up in a loving family in the American South, at a time when this country was plagued by racial discrimination. He aimed to put a stop to it. He became a minister like his daddy, and he preached and marched for his cause.Abraham grew up in a loving family many years earlier, in a Europe that did not welcome Jews. He found a new home in America, where he became a respected rabbi like his father, carrying a message of peace and acceptance.Here is the story of two icons for social justice, how they formed a remarkable friendship and turned their personal experiences of discrimination into a message of love and equality for all.
