The Cart That Carried Martin

Based on author Eve Bunting and illustrator Don Tate's 2013 book, this iconographic-animated adaptation—narrated by Sean Crisden—follows the funeral procession of Martin Luther King Jr., as his staff borrows a wagon, paints it the color “of grass when it rains,” and hitches it to a pair of mules for the trip from Ebenezer Baptist Church through Atlanta to King's alma mater, Morehouse College. The Cart That Carried Martin is full of realistic details, ranging from the sad crowds (who climb trees and lampposts for a better view) to an image of Coretta Scott King—under a dark veil—holding her young daughter. Viewers will also see the National Historic Site display of the titular cart that held an activist icon on his last day, a man whose “great spirit had been the heaviest part of him.” Also including an audio segment about King's life, this is recommended. Aud: E, P. (J. Williams-Wood)