Author Biographies
This glossary contains short biographical sketches about the authors of the novels and selections read in Mr. Anderson's classes.
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Kennedy, Richard | |||
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Born in 1932 in Jefferson City, Missouri, Richard kennedy has worked a number of jobs, including archivist, cab driver, deckhand, fireman, and teacher. he has earned critical acclaim for his distinct contribution to American chldren's literature. Two of his most notable works are Amy's Eyes, a five hundred-page juvenile novel, and Richard Kennedy: Collected Stories. | |||
King, Martin Luther | |||
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Born in Atlanta in 1929, Martin Luther King attended segregated
schools in Georgia, graduating high school at age fifteen. His
grandfather began the family’s long tenure as pastors at the
Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. After earning his BA from
Morehouse College in 1948, King spent three years studying at the
Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania. At Crozer King won a
fellowship and enrolled in graduate studies at Boston University
where he met and married Coretta Scott and graduated in 1955.
Always a strong worker for civil rights, in 1955 King accepted
leadership of the first black nonviolent demonstration in the
U.S.—a bus boycott lasting 382 days. King faced jail, bombing, and
abuse as a leader of the boycott, but emerged as an irreplaceable
leader in the movement. In 1957 King was elected president of the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization formed to
provide leadership for the burgeoning civil rights movement. King’s
Letter from a Birmingham
Jail was a manifesto of the black revolution, and over
250,000 people heard his "I Have a Dream" speech during the march
for civil rights in Washington, D.C. At age 35 King became the
youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, turning over the
$50,000 in prize money to further civil rights work. In April of
1968, Martin Luther King was assassinated while standing on a hotel
balcony in Memphis. | |||