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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adelle M. Banks

An interfaith group’s 1950s MLK comic book remains a prominent nonviolence teaching tool

MLK Comics - (© Fellowship of Reconciliation)

At cross-cultural gatherings in Bethlehem, West Bank, groups of children and adults turn to a 67-year-old, colorful comic book with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s image on its cover, his tie and shirt collar visible beneath his clerical robe.

As they read from “Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story,” the group leader is prepared to discuss questions about achieving peace through nonviolent behavior.

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