Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel. Their names stand for the quest for justice and equality.Martin grew up in a loving family in the American South, at a time when this country was plagued by racial discrimination. He aimed to put a stop to it. He became a minister like his daddy, and he preached and marched for his cause.Abraham grew up in a loving family many years earlier, in a Europe that did not welcome Jews. He found a new home in America, where he became a respected rabbi like his father, carrying a message of peace and acceptance.Here is the story of two icons for social justice, how they formed a remarkable friendship and turned their personal experiences of discrimination into a message of love and equality for all.
Themes
Genres: Non-Fiction
Categories: Biography, Cross Group
Content: Activism
Settings: Alabama, Germany, Poland
Ethnicity: Unspecified
Immigration: Immigrant/Migrant, Non-Immigrant
Gender: Boy/Man
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American, White/European American/Caucasian