Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is on Monday, Jan. 16 this year. Valley News/Metro Creative Graphics image
Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the most influential Americans of the twentieth century. A scholar and minister who played a leading role in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, King was tragically assassinated on April 4, 1968, less than three months after he turned 39.
Though King’s life was far too short, he left behind a host of notable works. These works can provide significant insight into who King was and the legacy he left behind.
Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story. Published in 1958, this is King's account of the Montgomery bus boycott that began in 1955 and ended in 1956. The book includes information about the planning of the boycott as well as King's thoughts about it after it ended.
The Measure of a Man. A short book, The Measure of a Man is actua
