My Dream of Martin Luther King

My Dream of Martin Luther King by Ringgold, Faith. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780517599761.

Illustrated in full color. The acclaimed author/illustrator of the Caldecott Honor Book Tar Beach recounts her unique vision of Martin Luther King, Jr. by describing a dream she had about the great civil rights leader. The dream includes scenes of Kings childhood and the major events of his life, from the boycott of the segregated buses to his "I Have a Dream" speech to his assassination. Illustrated in Ringgolds signature folk-art style, the text includes the authors own personal vision, in which she imagines the people of the world gathering in Kings memory to trade prejudice, fear, and hate for hope, peace, and love.