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On the Road to Freedom: A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail
by Charles E. Cobb

An award-winning black journalist takes a pilgrimage through the sites and landmarks of the civil rights movement as he journeys to key locales that served as a backdrop to important events of the 1960s, journeying around the country to pay tribute to the people, organizations, and events that transformed America. 
Moon U.S. Civil Rights Trail: A Traveler's Guide to the People, Places, and Events That Made the Movement
by Deborah D. Douglas

Provides a guide to some of the most important sites in United States civil rights history.
The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
by Peniel E. Joseph

The author of Stokely: A Life challenges popular misconceptions in a dual portrait of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. that reveals how in spite of conflicting ideologies the pair inspired each other’s achievements. 
Let Freedom Ring: Stanley Tretick's Iconic Images of the March on Washington
by Kitty Kelley

A 50th anniversary account of the 1963 March on Washington as recorded from the perspectives of the legendary photographer documents the historic Civil Rights bill and is complemented by an essay and captions that provide behind-the-scenes insights. 
Nine Days: The Race To Save Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and Win the 1960 Election
by Stephen Kendrick

The story of the 1960 arrest of Martin Luther King, Jr. amidst America’s fraught racial divide and how the Kennedy campaign worked for his release in the shadow of the upcoming election.
The Radical King
by Martin Luther King

Features more than 20 works, organized by theme, by the celebrated orator and civil rights champion that highlight his revolutionary vision as a democratic socialist, his opposition to the Vietnam War, his solidarity with the poor and his fight against global imperialism.
Kennedy and King: The President, the Pastor, and the Battle Over Civil Rights
by Steven Levingston

Kennedy and King traces the emergence of two of the twentieth century's greatest leaders, their powerful impact on each other and on the shape of the civil rights battle between 1960 and 1963. These two men from starkly different worlds profoundly influenced each other's personal development. Kennedy's hesitation on civil rights spurred King to greater acts of courage, and King inspired Kennedy to finally make a moral commitment to equality. As America still grapples with the legacy of slavery and the persistence of discrimination, Kennedy and King is a vital, vivid contribution to the literature of the Civil Rights Movement.
The Promise and the Dream: The Untold Story of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy
by David Margolick

Explores the untold story of the complex relationship between the two American icons, showing the complicated mix of mutual assistance, impatience, wariness, awkwardness, antagonism, and admiration that existed between them
Gospel of Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter From Birmingham Jail and the Struggle That Changed a Nation
by Jonathan Rieder

Published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights leader's famous "Letter from Birmingham Jail," an account of the story behind its creation and the related protest march on Washington offers insight into its timeless message and crucial position in the history of human rights. 
The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation
by Anna Malaika Tubbs

A Gates Cambridge Scholar presents a tribute to the mothers of Malcolm X, James Baldwin and Martin Luther King, Jr., to share insights into the prejudices they endured, their commitment to education and their anti-racism advocacy.
 
"If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way."
--From MLKs 1963 book Strength to Love