Book Type(s):
biography and autobiography, easy reading, nonfiction
HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies
Summary:
Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, who had both experienced discrimination, joined forces in the Civil Rights Movement.
Teaching Ideas:
This book serves as a model for comparing the lives of two others who had an impact on history. Teachers could use a Venn diagram to visualize the similarities and differences in the lives of King and Heschel that led them to social activism. Why was the participation of leaders outside the African American Civil Rights groups so important?