- M.L.K., journey of a King, by Tonya Bolden ; photography editor, Bob Adelman
- The rabbi and the reverend, Joachim Prinz, Martin Luther King Jr., and their fight against silence, Audrey Ades ; illustrated by Chiara Fedele
- Dream march, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the March on Washington, by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson ; illustrated by Sally Wern Comport
- Freedom!, the story of the Black Panther Party, Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, Waldo E. Martin Jr.
- Don't know much about Martin Luther King, Jr., Kenneth C. Davis ; illustrated by Machiyo Kodaira
- Coretta, the autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King, by Coretta Scott King, with the Reverend Dr. Barbara Reynolds ; illustrated by Ekua Holmes ; [adapted by Julia Sooy]
- Martin Luther King Jr., a peaceful leader, by Sarah Albee ; pictures by Chin Ko
- Martin Luther King Jr., walking in the light, Jon M. Fishman
- Martin & Mahalia, his words, her song, by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
- The Civil Rights Movement, Enzo George
- A song for the unsung, Bayard Rustin, the man behind the 1963 March on Washington, by Carole Boston Wetherford & Rob Sanders ; illustrated by Byron McCray
- Martin Luther King Jr., a life of determination, by Sheila Rivera
- Justice rising, 12 amazing Black women in the Civil Rights Movement, written by Katheryn Russell-Brown ; illustrated by Kim Holt
- Civil rights movement for kids, a history with 21 activities, Mary C. Turck
- A place to land, Martin Luther King Jr. and the speech that inspired a nation, Barry Wittenstein ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
- As good as anybody, Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's amazing march toward freedom, by Richard Michelson ; illustrated by Raul Colón
- Martin Luther King Jr., Josh Gregory
- Love is loud, how Diane Nash led the Civil Rights Movement, written by Sandra Neil Wallace ; illustrated by Bryan Collier
- Martin's dream day, Kitty Kelley ; photographs Stanley Tretick
- Martin Luther King, the peaceful warrior, Ed Clayton ; illustrated by Donald Bermudez
- Martin Luther King Jr., written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Mai Ly Degnan
- Choosing brave, how Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till sparked the civil rights movement, Angela Joy ; illustrated by Janelle Washington
- I've seen the promised land, the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by Walter Dean Myers ; illustrated by Leonard Jenkins
- Coretta Scott King, Laura Hamilton Waxman
- No fear for freedom, the story of the Friendship 9, written by Kimberly P. Johnson ; illustrated by Vanessa J. Thompson
- Unstoppable, how Bayard Rustin organized the 1963 march on Washington, written by Michael G. Long ; illustrated by Bea Jackson
- My Uncle Martin's words of love for America, Martin Luther King Jr.'s niece tells how he made a difference, by Angela Farris Watkins, PhD ; Illustrated by Eric Velasquez
- Women in the Civil Rights Movement, Kesha Grant
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, by Rachel Grack
- Martin Luther King, Jr., Pamela McDowell
- Between the lines, how Ernie Barnes went from the football field to the art gallery, Sandra Neil Wallace ; illustrated by Bryan Collier
- My daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by Martin Luther King III ; illustrated by AG Ford
- Fighting with love, the legacy of John Lewis, Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrated by James E. Ransome
- Child of the dream, a memoir of 1963, Sharon Robinson
- Martin Luther King, Jr., man of peace, Patricia and Fredrick McKissack
- Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, by Sally Lee
- I am Martin Luther King, Jr., Brad Meltzer ; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos
- Be a king, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream and you, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by James Ransome
- Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?, by Bonnie Bader ; illustrated by Elizabeth Wolf
- The Civil Rights Movement, by Rose Venable
- Sit-ins and freedom rides, the power of nonviolent resistance, Jake Miller
- Martin's big words, the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Doreen Rappaport ; illustrated by Bryan Collier
- Who was John Lewis?, by Crystal Hubbard ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
- Making our way home, the Great Migration and the Black American dream, Blair Imani ; foreword by Patrisse Cullors ; illustrations by Rachelle Baker
- Coretta Scott King, written by Kelly Starling Lyons ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint
- A dream of freedom, the civil rights movement from 1954 to 1968, Diane McWhorter ; foreword by Fred Shuttlesworth
- Malcolm X, by Barbara M. Linde
- Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Rights leader and American hero, by Dr. Hugh Roome ; content consultant, Nanci R. Vargus, Ed.D., Professor Emeritus, University of Indianapolis ; reading consultant, Jeanne Clidas, Ph.D., reading specialist
- Independence and equality, Elizabeth Cregan
- If you were a kid during the civil rights movement, by Gwendolyn Hooks ; illustrated by Kelly Kennedy