Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Resources in the Cannavino Library

In addition to books and videos, our Library provides access to many less-well-known sources of information on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the American civil rights movement.  As you peruse these, remember that, whatever your discipline, your library liaison can help you discover unexpected and stimulating resources to support your teaching.

Online Videos Collections

American History in Video has several  videos focusing on Dr. King. For example, there is a Universal Newsreel from August 29, 1963 reporting on the historic March on  Washington with Dr. King’s "I have a Dream" speech.

A 10 minute video tour of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institution and a 15 minute video of Professor Jonathan Bass discussing Dr. King’s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" are among the many videos that can be found on C-Span’s American History TV.

Dr. King also can be seen in the July 2, 1964 C-Span video of President Lyndon Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He is one of the people to whom President Johnson gives a pen.

 

Photographs in Artstor

Photographs of Martin Luther King Jr. during the Selma March, the March on Washington, at an Alabama Press Conference, and upon his return from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize  are but a few of the many images of Dr. King available in Artstor.