My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Name: My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (2 reviews)
Author: Martin Luther King
ISBN: 9780062848826

Author: Martin Luther King

Narrator: Martin Luther King

Unabridged: 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 01/09/2018

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Biographical, African American & Black Nonfiction, Social Topics, Prejudice & Racism

Synopsis

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 skin but by the content of their character.”Martin Luther King III was one of those four little children mentioned in Martin Luther King’s groundbreaking “I Have a Dream” speech. In this memoir, Martin Luther King Jr.’s son gives an intimate look at the man and the father behind the civil rights leader. Mr. King’s remembrances show both his warm, loving family and a momentous time in American history.

About Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King III is 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeff on March 23, 2022

Not the greatest selection of MLK's interviews, but the last one was really interesting to me. I hadn't realized how involved the Jewish community was in the civil right movement.......more

Goodreads review by belljareads on August 17, 2017

weird to rate Martin Luther King Jr.'s interviews, like ... who am i to give my opinion on what this brilliant man had to say ?......more

Goodreads review by George on June 17, 2022

King sought to end the threefold tyranny of war, racial discrimination, and poverty. It was Interesting to see the shift in the beginning where he mainly addressed segregation to the end of his activism where he mainly addressed poverty. It is clear to me that the next barriers of Civil Right was ho......more

Goodreads review by Felicitas on August 06, 2018

This was a very eye opening book towards Negro segregation in the United States. It was specially appealing to me because, since the book is made up of interviews, it is written in first person which allowed me to clearly understand Martin Luther King Jr.'s point of view and ideas. These also showed......more

Goodreads review by Matt on May 23, 2017

Lots of compelling ideas in a short and engaging volume.......more