LINCOLN
"As a young 'un, Abe Lincoln wasn't the sort of fellow you'd think would grow up to become president. Sure, he was a hard worker when he had to be. But give him a few minutes of free time, and he had his nose in a book. If he wasn't reading, he probably was delighting a willing audience with a knee-slappingly funny story. But young Abe was anything but aimless. With a few deeply held beliefs and a . . . "

CIVIL RIGHTS
"Slavery in the United States ended in 1865 with the end of the Civil War. But that was not the end of the mistreatment of African Americans. By the turn of the century, a system had developed to keep African-Americans “in their place.” That place was always inferior—socially, economically, and politically—to whites. The system was called segregation—the separation of the two races."

CIVIL WAR
"Military bands played rousing tunes as thousands of marching feet thundered along the paved streets of New York. Excited throngs roared their support. It was spring of 1861 and the nation was at war-against itself. After years of bitter disputes, 11 Southern states had seceded, which means they dissolved the union between themselves and the United States of America, and declared themselves the. . . "

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
"There were no rails to ride on the Underground Railroad. No trains. No tickets. In fact, it wasn't a railroad at all. It wasn't even under the ground. But it was hidden, and it was secret. The Underground Railroad was a secret network of African-Americans and whites who helped runaway slaves from the South escape to freedom. Nobody knows exactly how many people helped them escape. . . "

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

• My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. By Christine King Farris, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2003.
• Martin Luther King Jr: Dreaming of Equality (Trailblazers Biographies). By Ann S. Manheimer, Carolrhoda Books, 2004.
• The Life and Death of Martin Luther King, Jr. By James Haskins, Rebound by Sagebrush, 2001.
• The Dream of Martin Luther King: August 28, 1963 (Days That Shook the World). By Liz Gogerly, Raintree, 2003.

ADULT BOOKS

• The Measure of a Man (Facets). By Martin Luther King, Jr., Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2001.
• To the Mountaintop: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Sacred Mission to Save America : 1955-1968. By Stewart Burns, HarperSanFrancisco, 2004.
• I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Future of Multicultural America. By James Echols, Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2004.
• The Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr and the Speech that Inspired a Nation. By Drew D. Hansen, Ecco, 2003.
• My Life With Martin Luther King, Jr. By Coretta Scott King, Henry Holth & Co (J), 1993.

WEBSITES

• The King Center: www.thekingcenter.org
• The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University: www.stanford.edu/group/King.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

• Martin Luther King, Jr.'s National Historic Site (Atlanta, GA):
  www.nps.gov/malu/