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Dr. Martin Luther King
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Books by Martin Luther King |
Selected Books about Martin Luther King
- At Canaan's edge : America in the King years, 1965-68, 323.4 B816at
- The dream : Martin Luther King, Jr., and the speech that inspired a nation, 323.4 K53zHa
- Freedom Riders : 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice, 323.4 A781fr
- Going Down Jericho Road, 331.89281 H772go
- I may not get there with you : the true Martin Luther King, Jr., 323.4 K53zDy
- Martin Luther King, Jr. (biography), 323.4 K53zFrd
- Martin Luther King, Jr. : a documentary...Montgomery to Memphis, 323.4 K53Z
- Murder in Memphis : the FBI and the assassination of Martin Luther King, 323.4 K53zL
- My life with Martin Luther King, Jr. (by Coretta Scott King), 323.4 K52zK
- Of Kennedys and Kings : making sense of the sixties, 973.922 W844of
- The political philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr., 323.4 K53zW
- To the mountaintop : Martin Luther King, Jr.'s sacred mission to save America, 1955-1968, 323.4 K53zBu
- What manner of man : a biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., 323.4 K53zBa
Audiovisual Materials
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. : a Historical Perspective [DVD], 323.4 K53zFr
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. : speeches and sermons [Audiobook], 323.4 K53sp
- Eyes on the prize [VHS](6 videos), 323.4 E97
- Eyes on the prize II [VHS] : America at the racial crossroads (1965-1985)(4 videos), 323.4 E97 II
- I have a dream [VHS], 323.4 K53i
- In Remembrance of Martin [DVD], 323.4 K53zKe
- King [VHS] : Montgomery to Memphis, 323.4 K53m
- Martin Luther King, Jr. : "I Have a Dream" [DVD], 23.4 K53ih
- Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. [VHS], 323.4 K53sp
Video from Research Databases
- President Johnson on Martin Luther King's Death, 1968
- Martin Luther King, Jr. On Nonviolence, 1965
- Martin Luther King, Jr. the Night Before His Assasination, 1968 (Memphis)
- Martin Luther King Speaks, 1967 (after release from Birmingham jail)
Articles from Research Databases
Academic Search Premier (*=scholarly article)
- Bill Clinton Speech about Martin Luther King Jr.
- Dr. King's Legacy Well Worth a National Holiday in his Honor by Richard Carter
- Family on the Front Line, by Coretta Scott King and Joy Duckett Cain
- King's Legacy --Meaningful Through Action, by Verna Smith
- *Legacies and Liabilities of an Insurgent Past by Francesca Polletta
- *The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King , Jr. Three Decades Later: How Fares the Dream by Russell L. Adams
- *Martin Luther King and the future of America, by Vincent Harding
- *Martin Luther King , Jr.'s Conception of Freedom and Radical Democracy, Jose-Antonio M. Orosco
- *Martin Luther King , Jr.'s Doctrine of Human Dignity, by Rufus Burrow, Jr.
- Martin Luther King Jr.: His Legacy, by Jose Serrano
- The Martin Luther King we remember, by Adam Wolfson
- *Martin Luther King's Half-Forgotten Dream (cover story), Peter Ling
- *Social Justice in Hard Times: Celebrating the Vision of Dr. Martin Luther King , Jr., by Sonio Nieto
- 10 Things You Can Do to Keep Dr. King's Legacy Alive
- The Truth About Martin Luther King, by Michael Eric Dyson
- The Ultimate Measure by Teveia R. Barnes
- The War Over King's Legacy by Smith, Meacham, and Chambers
InfoTrac databases (*=scholarly article)
- A Consensus on King's Life, if Not His Death, by Lynda Richardson
- The greening of a martyr. (Martin Luther King Jr. as a national symbol) by Alvin P. Sanoff
- King saw the U. S. as being on the wrong side of world revolution: civil rights leader's opposition to militarism is regularly ignored by Greg Gaut
- Lesson of a lifetime: her bold experiment to teach Iowa third graders about racial prejudice divided townspeople and thrust her onto the national stage. Decades later, Jane Elliott's students say the ordeal changed them for good, by Stephen G. Bloom
- Martin Luther King and the middle way, by Gerald Early
- Resting on the box into which we have put Dr. King by Julianne Malveaux
- The road to redemption: our safe, sanitized version of Martin Luther King leaves us ill-equipped for faithfulness in these dangerous times. We need to grasp anew the breadth and power of this prophet in our midst, by Vincent Harding
- *Vindicating Martin Luther King, Jr.: the road to a color-blind society by Mary Frances Berry
- What Martin Luther King Jr. means to me. (schoolchildren speak out)
- Why King would have boycotted MLK Day: this champion of the poor would be distressed to know that his holiday is only another day on the job for low-wage workers, by Kevin Thrun
From other databases
- NewsBank Special Report: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (a retrospective of articles covering Dr. King's life and legacy)
Selected Internet Sites
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Paper Project (Stanford U.)(under King Resources includes biography, encyclopedia, and audio of sermons, autobiography and speeches)
- King Papers Project: Popular Requests (includes Interactive Flash Chronology with documents, photos, audio, and video under Chronologies)
- Biographical Outline of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (The King Center)
- Chronology of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (The King Center)
- Martin Luther King (from Civil Rights Digital Library, U. of Georgia)
- The King Holiday: a Chronology (The King Center)
- The Meaning of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (by Coretta Scott King)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. & the Civil Rights Movement (the Seattle Times)
- Martin Luther King, Jr.: Day of Service (Corporation for National & Community Service)
- I Have a Dream, by Martin Luther King (e-book from Project Gutenberg)
- King Speeches (I Have a Dream, March on Washington-1963, Free at Last-1968)
- History and Politics Out Loud: Five King Speeches
- Letter from Birmingham Jail
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Newspaper Archive
- Martin Luther King, Jr.: Nobel Lecture and Acceptance Speech for Nobel Peace Prize, 1964
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaks About Service (The King Center)(audio)
- The New Negro (1957)(audio of interview with Waring, J. Waites)
- Lyndon B. Johnson on the Assassination of Martin Luther King (audio)
- Proclamation 5431 -- Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, 1986 (President Reagan)
- Jesse Jackson on Dr. King's Legacy (video clip)
- National Civil Rights Museum
Photo from History Reference Center
"April 1965: Dr Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) addresses civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama."