{"product_id":"martins-dream-day-9781481467667","title":"Martin's Dream Day","description":"\u003cb\u003eBestselling author and journalist Kitty Kelley combines her elegant storytelling with Stanley Tretick's iconic photographs to transport readers to the 1963 March on Washington, bringing that historic day vividly to life for a new generation in this nonfiction picture book.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMartin Luther King Jr. was nervous. Standing at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial, he was about to address 250,000 people with what would become known as his \"I Have a Dream Speech\"--the most famous speech of his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis day--August 28, 1963--was a momentous day in the Civil Rights Movement. It was the culmination of years spent leading marches, sit-ins, and boycotts across the South to bring attention to the plight of African Americans. Years spent demanding equality for all. Years spent dreaming of the day that black people would have the same rights as white people, and would be treated with the same dignity and respect. It was time for Martin to share his dream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKitty Kelley is an internationally acclaimed writer whose bestselling biographies focus on some of the most influential and powerful personalities of the last fifty years. Kelley's last five biographies have been #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. Kelley lives in Washington, DC, and you can visit her online at KittyKelleyWriter.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStanley Tretick (1921-1999) was one of the preeminent photojournalists of his era. Trained as a photographer in the Marine Corps during World War II, Tretick's first civilian job was covering Congress for United Press International. He later covered John F. Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign and then worked for \u003ci\u003eLook\u003c\/i\u003e magazine covering President Kennedy and his family in the White House. Tretick received special credentials to cover the March on Washington, which led to the historic photos published in \u003ci\u003eMartin's Dream Day\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492618899730,"sku":"9781481467667","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ae839164-11b7-4511-b0a1-8513f0f4afe5.jpg?v=1730599966","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/martins-dream-day-9781481467667","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}