Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
7.6
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
14707
Points per Word
0.000204
Page Count
64
Points per Page
0.046875
Series
World Peacemakers
Description
The book is a biography of Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist minister who advocated and practiced nonviolent civil disobedience to protest prejudice, segregation, and discrimination based on color in the United States. It traces King's early life, education, and leadership in the civil rights movement, including the Montgomery bus boycott, the March on Washington, and his "I Have a Dream" speech. The text also explores King's philosophy of nonviolence, his receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize, and his enduring impact on the fight for racial equality.