01/19/2026
“I have the audacity to believe that people everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits.” - Dr. King Jr., Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Oslo, Norway, 1964
Did you know that Martin Luther King, Jr. visited Long Island several times, including nine days before his death? Why did he come? What was King’s message for Long Islanders? What civil rights battles were being fought on Long Island? Bring the Civil Rights Movement home with this thoroughly researched and beautifully illustrated book.