Key Sites on Martin Luther King, Jr.
Black Voices, one of the most visited African American Web sites,
features Martin Luther King, Jr. for Black History Month. The
site features background articles and facts on Dr. King, a photo
tour of his birthplace, and links to related sites.
Life magazine's tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
includes classic Life images of Dr. King, magazine covers,
a pictorial history in celebration of Black History Month and
"The Gandhi of American Civil Rights," Life magazine's
"hero of the week" profile of Dr. King.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
was established in 1968 by Mrs. Coretta Scott King. The Center
is dedicated to carrying forward the legacy and work of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. through research, education and training
in the principles, philosophy and methods of nonviolence. The
Web site includes links to the King Library archive, key dates in
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life, with related links, a glossary of
terms used to explain nonviolence, and information on the Martin
Luther King, Jr. holiday.
Rasin, an online news service for parents of young children,
offers a listing of events taking place across the United
States to commemorate the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr.
This site has sound, pictures and information on Dr. King and the holiday that celebrates his birth.
The U.S. National Park Services offers basic information on the
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Park and its surrounding
community. It features the home where Martin Luther King, Jr.
grew up in the residential section of "Sweet Auburn," the center
of Black Atlanta, and Ebinezer Baptist Church, the pastorate of
Dr. King's father and grandfather. The site is of special
interest to visitors.
Time magazine's tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Time "Man of the Year" for 1963.
Located at Stanford University, the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Papers Project is producing what will almost certainly become the
definitive collection of the great civil rights leader's
writings. When completed, the fourteen-volume "The Papers of
Martin Luther King, Jr." will serve as an indispensable reference
tool for historians of the civil rights movement.
In the meantime, teachers and students can make use of the
resources offered at this site. These include a number of
full-text primary documents (including the "I Have a Dream"
speech and the "I've Been To The Mountaintop" sermon), a general
biography, a chronology of King's life, a recommended reading
section, and scholarly articles produced by Project staff members
(under construction). The Project plans to continually add new
documents to the site as they are digitized. Free registration is
required to view the papers, and registered users may choose to
be informed about future site updates and related events.
Martin Luther King, Jr., leader of the "Southern Christian Leadership Conference," was awarded
the Nobel Prize in Peace in 1964. The site features the presentation speech, by Gunnar Jahn,
Chairman of the Nobel Committee, and a biography of Dr. King.
Provides background on King, his legacy, and a timeline and
photo tour of the civil rights movement. Links to other sites
include a voting rights chronology, the U.S. Code section on
civil rights and significant African-American figures past and
present.
Dr. Kings' speeches and quotes from AfricanAmericans.com.
- Speeches of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Speeches from the 1963 Civil Rights March in Washington, D.C.
From History and Politics Out Loud, a searchable archive of politically significant audio materials for scholars, teachers and students.
This site was created by Western Michigan University in
observance of Martin Luther King Day, 1996. An ongoing
project supported by students at Western Michigan University's
Department of Political Science, it features a timeline of the
American Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1965, which includes photos
and documents such as Justice John Marshall Harlan's dissenting
statement in the Plessy v. Ferguson case and Dr. King's "I
have a Dream" speech and "Letter from Birmingham
City Jail."
This site, which was written and composed in 1998 by Professor Melvin Sylvester of Long Island University, gives modest historical data concerning the life of Dr. King. It contains a brief tribute and provides significant dates in Dr. King's life, ranging from his birth to his assassination. It reveals Dr. King's writings, offering an extensive reading list for users interested in finding out more about the leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
This report, from the U.S. Department of Justice, is the product of an 18 month Justice Department investigation into the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Released on June 9, 2000, it finds "no reliable evidence that Dr. King was killed by conspirators who framed James Earl Ray."
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