Martin Luther King Jr. is one of my favorite Civil Right Movement leaders of all time. The amount of effort he put in to changing the world, and the influence he had on bringing rights to the African American community is very inspiring. Martin Luther King Jr worked tirelessly to change the vision of the nation and bring everyone of every color, gender, and race together. This biography of Dr. King is from his sister, so she may have had one of the best insights into the type of person he was, and the amount of energy he put into this movement. Dr. King was someone who always preached love over hatred and gave every ounce of himself in attempts to bring a nation together and give everyone equal rights. ( )

A great book to give information about MLK and have students examine MLK's life.

Summary: “March On”, Is the biography of Martin Luther King Jr. The book was written by his sister Christine King Farris. The book gives detailed information of the events that took place which lead to the March in Washington. The book talks about Mrs. King growing up hoping that white people would do the right thing and freeing the African American’s from the hatred and violence that they were suffering from. This book discusses Martin Luther King's famous march in 1963 where he delivered "I Have a Dream", speech in Washington.

Personal Reaction: I enjoyed this book; it is very informative for all type of readers. The book can definitely be useful to discussing the Civil Rights movement.

Classroom Extension:
1. The teacher can discuss the Civil Rights movement with the class, talk about the people who were marching and why they were marching.
2. Have students write their own speech of what they would say, and why they chose to say that.

This book is very unique because it is written by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's sister. Through MLK's sister, we are able to see a whole different side to the famous story of MLK. We are provided with insight into MLK's personal character, and how he prepared to deliver his "I Have a Dream Speech". It is interesting to read about how MLK felt on the day he changed the world. The illustrations paint us a "behind the scenes" picture. ( )

This story was told by a very credible source Christine King Farris, the sister of Martin Luther King, Jr. She shared his story from childhood to the March on Washington. She gave insight into his personality that only she or very close members of her family could have. It is a fresh perspective of his story. She includes an Author’s Note which gives more details on the March on Washington. The illustrations were very strong. The illustrator used bold colors and the he did a great job of depicting the struggle on the faces of the characters within the story. Teaching ideas include a social studies 3-5 grade class and a unit on Dr. King or civil rights. ( )