I Have a Dream (review)

Excerpts from Dr. King's 1963 landmark speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom are movingly illustrated here by Kadir Nelson. The interpretation is literal (King's "four little children" are readily identifiable); the scale is often monumental (the hope of being "able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together" is represented by a pair of larger than life black and white grasped hands); and the compositions are riveting (the force of the single phrase "From every mountain, let freedom ring" is underscored by the double-page spread close-up of King's impassioned delivery). End matter presents the speech in its entirety for older readers, but paring the text down to its most notable lines makes this title accessible to youngsters who are just beginning to comprehend the civil rights leader's stature. Follow Christine King Farris's March On! with this tribute to her brother's oration for a powerful Black History Month presentation. A CD with a recording of King giving the speech is included.