"I say to you today even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream that is deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed."
    The Man

    The Speeches

    The Assassination

    The Legacy

     

    		 Resources

    Historical Perspective

    Holiday
     
     

    		 MTSU Celebration

    MLK, Jr. Resources at MTSU
     
     

    Biography

  • Classic photos Source of the photo above. Collection of classic photos from past issues of Life Magazine.

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  • Brief Biography From LSU library
  • Man of the Year Text of Man of the Year article from TIME.

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  • Nobel Prize Internet Archive Information, links.

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    His Words...speeches, letters, etc.

  • My Fellow Clergymen...

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  • Audio of King's speeches

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  • Acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize

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      Assassination Theories

    • The Assassination

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    • St Louis connection

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    The Legacy

  • The Legacy from the Seattle Times

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  • The King Center

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  • Conversation with Bernice King

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  • Robert F. Kennedy's speech on the death of MLK.

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    Resources

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University

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  • Study Guide Questions for discussion

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  • Bibliography from Stanford 2700 items.

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  • Resources for teachers and kids.

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  • Photos of the Sanitation Workers' Strike from the The Mcwherter Library at The University of Memphis --a charter member of the Memphis Civil Rights Research Consortium.
  • Resources in MTSU Library

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  • Martin Luther King, Jr. from Education Planet. Many educational links. Good for teachers and students.

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    Historical Perspective

  • Civil Rights Movement

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  • Race Relations Index

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  • National Civil Rights Museum

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  • Virtual Tour of the National Civil Rights Museum.

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  • Little Rock Forty Years Ago by NY Times Learning Network.

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  • Greensboro Sit-insLaunch of the Civil Rights Movement.


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    The Holiday

  • Celebrating the Holiday History and timeline from the Seattle Timesdiscussing the history of the holiday for Martin Luther King, Jr.

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  • The Holiday Short account of the creation of the holiday.

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