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• Strength to Love

  King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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  Fifteen of King's sermons, including "Transformed Nonconformist," "On Being a Good Neighbor," "Love in Action," "Loving Your Enemies," "Antidotes for Fear," and "Pilgrimage to Nonviolence."

• Gospel of Freedom

  Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter From Birmingham Jail and the Struggle That Changed a Nation

  Rieder, Jonathan

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  An in-depth look at King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."

• Why We Can't Wait

  King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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  King expands on the ideas first presented in his "Letter from Birmingham Jail." He provides his account of the nonviolent direct-action campaign in Birmingham, an outline of why the civil rights movement was gaining strength in the early 1960's and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

  King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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  Martin Luther King Jr. never actually wrote an autobiography. At the request of King's widow, Coretta Scott King, scholar Claybourne Carson compiled this book using Stanford University’s archives of King’s essays, speeches and interviews with King.

• "Thou, Dear God"

  Prayers That Open Hearts and Spirits

  King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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  Sixty-eight "Prayers That Open Hearts and Spirits," written by King throughout his life, this collection is arranged by topic and includes prayers for spiritual guidance, special occasions, times of adversity, strength in times of trial, uncertain…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Where Do We Go From Here

  Chaos or Community?

  King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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  King's analysis of American race relations and the state of the civil rights movement after a decade of work, as well as an outline of his plans and dreams for America's future. With a universal message of hope that continues to be relevant today,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• King

  a Comics Biography

  Anderson, Ho Che,

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  In this "comics biography," author-illustrator Ho Che Anderson uses a mixture of photography, black and white sketch work and infrequent but meaningful splashes of color to depict a realistically troubled Martin Luther King Jr. This work is ideal…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Measure of a Man

  King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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  King begins "The Measure of a Man" with reflections on human dignity, then moves to a discussion of the dimensions of the complete life. According to King, the complete life includes our personal calling, our love for humanity, and our love for God.

• I Have a Dream

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  This DVD contains King's entire "I Have a Dream" speech, given from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963, during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

• Selma

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  A dramatized chronicle of civil rights activists, specifically Martin Luther King Jr., and their efforts to promote equal rights for black riders of public buses. The focus of the film is on the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965. …Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change

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  Visit the King Center Digital Archive to see more than 10,000 documents from Martin Luther King's personal collection and from the civil rights movement.

• Martin Luther King, Jr. - Official Site of the Nobel Prize

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  Martin Luther King, Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize at the University of Oslo in Norway on December 10, 1964. Listen to audio recordings and watch videos of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Nobel award ceremony.