Dr.+Martin+L.+King,+Jr.



Biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)-[] This is a brief but information pack biography provided by Information Please. It gives facts on the birth, early years, education, and life of Dr. King as a civil right leader and minister.

Link to the king center- __[]__

Online source for King's I Have a Dream Speech, includes a picture gallery, video gallery and list of quotes by Dr. King-[]

Dr. King was the first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) which was founded in Atlanta, Georgia in January, 1957. This link contains the history of the SCLC [] This site includes valuable information on the SCLC role in the civil rights movement in Georgia. It includes links o the Civil Rights Digital Library

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking to reporters about the upcoming presidential election and efforts by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to encourage African Americans to vote, Savannah, Georgia, 1964 October 3. __http://crdl.usg.edu/cgi/crdl?id=ugabma_wsbn_47223__

You Tube video link: Purpose of the SCLC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79biwrEZbeo

Demonstration in Atlanta In 1947 demonstrators gather in Atlanta to demand the desegregation of the Atlanta police force. The signs read: "For Negro Police"; "105,000 Negro Citizens Rate at Least 1 Negro Police"; and "Negro Police Will Aid in Law & Order." []

This picture-book biography is an excellent and accessible introduction for young readers to learn about one of the world's most influential leaders, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Doreen Rappaport weaves the immortal words of Dr. King into a captivating narrative to tell the story of his life. With stunning art by acclaimed illustrator Bryan Collier, //Martin's Big Words// is an unforgettable portrait of a man whose dream changed America-and the world-forever.

Celebrated Stanford University historian Clayborne Carson is the director and editor of the Martin Luther King Papers Project; with thousands of King's essays, notes, letters, speeches, and sermons at his disposal, Carson has organized King's writings into a posthumous autobiography. In an early student essay, King prophetically penned: "We cannot have an enlightened democracy with one great group living in ignorance.... We cannot have a nation orderly and sound with one group so ground down and thwarted that it is almost forced into unsocial attitudes and crime." Such statements, made throughout King's career, are skillfully woven together into a coherent narrative of the quest for social justice. The autobiography delves, for example, into the philosophical training King received at Morehouse College, Crozer Theological Seminary, and Boston University, where he consolidated the teachings of Afro-American theologian Benjamin Mays with the philosophies of Locke, Rousseau, Gandhi, and Thoreau. Through King's voice, the reader intimately shares in his trials and triumphs, including the Montgomery Boycott, the 1963 "I Have a Dream Speech," the Selma March, and the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. In one of his last speeches, King reminded his audience that "in the final analysis, God does not judge us by the separate incidents or the separate mistakes that we make, but by the total bent of our lives." Carson's skillful editing has created an original argument in King's favor that draws directly from the source, illuminating the circumstances of King's life without deifying his person.

Graphic biographies will give your children a snapshot of just how intriguing history can be. With attention-grabbing pictures and concise dialogue, even the most reluctant readers will find themselves captivated.
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