Asanewgenerationofactivistsdemandsanendtoracism,APlacetoLandreflectsonMartinLutherKing,Jr.’s“IHaveaDream“speechandthemovementthatitgalvanized.Nowavailableinpaperback.WinneroftheOrbisPictusAwardforOutstandingNonfictionforChildrenSelectedfortheTexasBluebonnetMasterListMuchhasbeenwrittenaboutMartinLutherKing,Jr.andthe1963MarchonWashington.Butthere’slittleonhislegendaryspeechandhowhecametowriteit.MartinLutherKing,Jr.wasonceaskedifthehardestpartofpreachingwasknowingwheretobegin.No,hesaid.Thehardestpartisknowingwheretoend.“It’sterribletobecirclinguptherewithoutaplacetoland.“FindingthisplacetolandwaswhatMartinLutherKing,Jr.struggledwith,alongsideadvisorsandfellowspeechwriters,intheWillardHotelthenightbeforetheMarchonWashington,wherehegavehishistoric“IHaveaDream“speech.Butthosefamouswordswereneverintendedtobeheardonthatday,notevenwrittendownforthatday,notevenonce.BarryWittensteinteamsupwithlegendaryillustratorJerryPinkneytotellthestoryofhow,againstallodds,Martinfoundhisplacetoland.AnALANotableChildren’sBookACapitolChoicesNoteworthyTitleNominatedforanNAACPImageAwardABankStreetBestBookoftheYearANotableSocialStudiesTradeBookforYoungPeopleABooklistEditors’ChoiceNamedaBestBookoftheYearbyPublishersWeekly,KirkusReviews,andSchoolLibraryJournalSelectedfortheCBCChampionsofChangeShowcase
