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Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968
On January 16, 2006, a national holiday will be observed to commemorate the life and achievements of the late civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Accompanying the display appearing in McCain Library, first floor lobby is a bibliography consisting of books, journal articles and websites highlighting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life, beliefs, achievements, and the civil rights movement in America.
General Books
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Ansbro, John J. Martin Luther King, Jr.: the making of a mind, Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, c1982 E185.97.K5 A79 DISPLAY-LIB
Blumberg, Rhoda Lois. Civil rights: the 1960s freedom struggle, Boston, Mass.: Twayne Publishers, c1984 E185.615 .B558
Chappell, David L. A stone of hope : prophetic religion and the death of Jim Crow, Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2004
E185.61 .C5435Downing, Frederick L. To see the promised land: the faith pilgrimage of Martin Luther King, Jr., Macon, Ga. : Mercer University Press, c1986 E185.97.K5 D68 DISPLAY-LIB
Dyson, Michael Eric. I may not get there with you: the true Martin Luther King, Jr., New York : Free Press, c2000 E185.97.K5 D97 DISPLAY-LIB
Fisher, William Harvey. Free at last: a bibliography of Martin Luther King, Jr., Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1977 E185.97.K5 F68 DISPLAY-LIB
Fendrich, James Max. Ideal citizens: the legacy of the civil rights movement, Albany, N.Y.: State University of New York Press, c1993
F319.T14 F46Garrow, David J. Bearing the cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, New York : W. Morrow, c1986 E185.97.K5 G36
Garrow, David J. We shall overcome : the civil rights movement in the United States in the 1950's and 1960's, Brooklyn, N.Y. : Carlson Pub., 1989 E185.61 .W33 v.1-3
Garrow, David J. Martin Luther King, Jr.: civil rights leader, theologian, orator, Brooklyn, N.Y. : Carlson Pub., 1989
E185.97.K5 M33 v.1-3Garrow, David J. The Walking city: the Montgomery bus boycott, 1955-1956, Brooklyn, N.Y.: Carlson Pub., 1989 F334.M79 N48
Greene, Richard & Brizel, Florie. Words that shook the world: 100 years of unforgettable speeches and events with accompanying cd, New York: Prentice Hall, c2002 PN6122 .G75 DISPLAY-LIB
King, Martin Luther, Jr. The words of Martin Luther King, Jr. selected by Coretta Scott King, New York : Newmarket Press, c1987
E185.97.K5 A25 DISPLAY-LIBKing, Martin Luther, Jr., Strength to love, New York, Harper & Row [1963] BX6452 .K5r
Lewis, David L. King; a critical biography, New York, Praeger [1970] E185.97.K5 L45 DISPLAY-LIB
Long, Michael G. Against us, but for us: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the state, Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, 2002
E185.97.K5 L625Long, Worth W. We'll never turn back : a photographic exhibit Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Performing Arts, 1980 E185.61 .W43 DISPLAY-LIB
McKnight, Gerald. The last crusade : Martin Luther King, Jr., the FBI, and the Poor People's Campaign, Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 1998 E185.97.K5 M38 DISPLAY-LIB
Norrell, Robert J. Reaping the whirlwind : the civil rights movement in Tuskegee, with a new concluding chapter by the author, Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, c1998 F334.T96 N67 DISPLAY-LIB
Oates, Stephen B. Let the trumpet sound: the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., New York : Harper & Row, c1982 E185.97.K5 O18
Pfeffer, Paula F. A. Philip Randolph, pioneer of the civil rights movement [electronic resource] Baton Rouge, La.: Louisiana State University Press, c2000 E185.97.R27 .P44 1990eb
Pyatt, Sherman E. Martin Luther King, Jr.: an annotated bibliography, New York : Greenwood Press, 1986 E185.97.K5 P93 DISPLAY-LIB
Skrentny, John David. The minority rights revolution, Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2002 JC571 .S62978
Verney, Kevern. Black civil rights in America, London ; New York : Routledge, 2000 (2001 printing) E185.61 .V475 DISPLAY-LIB
Walton, Hanes, The political philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr., Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Pub. Corp., [1971]
E185.97.K5 W27r DISPLAY-LIBWeisbrot, Robert. Freedom bound: a history of America's civil rights movement, New York: Norton, c1990 E185.61 .W394 DISPLAY-LIB
Williams, John Alfred. The King God didn't save; reflections on the life and death of Martin Luther King, Jr., New York, Coward-McCann [1970] E185.97.K5 W5 DISPLAY-LIB
Young, Andrew. An easy burden : the civil rights movement and the transformation of America, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, c1996 E840.8.Y64 A3 DISPLAY-LIB
Zepp, Ira G. The social vision of Martin Luther King, Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. : Carlson Pub., 1989 E185.97.K5 Z46 DISPLAY-LIB
Selected Articles
Carson, Clayborne. A personal journey to understanding Martin Luther King, Jr. OAH Magazine of History, Jan2005, 19 (1).
Carson, Clayborne. Between contending forces: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the African American freedom struggle. OAH Magazine of History, Jan2005, 19 (1).
Carson, Clayborne. Paradoxes of King Historiography. OAH Magazine of History, Jan2005, 19 (1).
Cook, Erin & Pesick, Stan. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Beyond Vietnam" OAH Magazine of History, Jan2005, 19 (1).
Dickerson, Dennis C. African American religious intellectuals and the theological foundations of the civil rights movement, 1930-55.Church History, Jun2005, 74 (2).
Hall, Jacquelyn Dowd. The long civil rights movement and the political uses of the past. Journal of American History, Mar2005, 91 (4).
Honey, Michael. A dream deferred. Nation, 5/3/2004, 278 (17).
Jeffers, Thomas L. When the civil-rights movement was news.Commentary, May2003,115 (5).
King, Coretta Scott. USA The struggle for freedom and self-respect. New African, Dec2004, 435.
King Jr., Martin Luther. 'I have a dream'. New African, Dec2004, 435.
King Jr.'s, Martin Luther. The quest for peace & justice. Literary Cavalcade, Feb2002, 54 (5).
Lyne, William. No accident: from black power to black box office. African American Review, Spring2000, 34 (1).
Websites
American Rhetoric: Martin Luther King, Jr. - "I Have a Dream" http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
Martin Luther King – biography http://nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html
Martin Luther King, Jr.: biography, timeline, quotes, civil rights, and affirmative action, and more http://www.infoplease.com/spot/mlkjrday1.html
Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site (National Park Service) http://www.nps.gov/malu/
The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/
The Seattle Times: Martin Luther King Jr. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/
TIME 100: Martin Luther King, Jr. http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/king.html