A Time to Break Silence

The first collection of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s essential writings for high school students and young people with eighteen selections including “I Have a Dream,” “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” and “What Is Your Life’s Blueprint?"

A Time to Break Silence presents the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most important writings and speeches-carefully selected by teachers across a variety of disciplines in an accessible and user-friendly volume for students. Arranged thematically in six parts, the collection includes eighteen selections and is introduced by award-winning author Walter Dean Myers. Included are some of Dr. King’s most well-known and frequently taught classic works, like “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and “I Have a Dream,” as well as lesser-known pieces such as “The Sword that Heals” and “What Is Your Life’s Blueprint,” which speak to issues young people face today.

Hard Cover and Paperback, 272 pages                                                                                      6 x 1 x 9 inches, 272 pages