The Life and Work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

His Life Work and Importance as Examined Through Selected Books, Media (Film, Video & DVDS), Electronic Books and Government Documents

Abernathy, Donzaleigh. Partners To History: Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph David Abernathy, and The Civil Rights Movement. [Foreword by Robert F. Kennedy,Jr.] New York: Crown, 2003.
E185.61 .A165 2003

American Sermons: The Pilgrims To Martin Luther King, Jr. New York : Library of America. 1999.
BV 4241 .A514 1999

At The River I Stand. [videorecording]. Film by David Appleby, Allison Graham, Steven and John Ross. Produced by Memphis State University, Department of Theatre and Communication Arts. San Francisco, Calif.: California Newsreel, 1993.
LaGuardia Media VHS 947 Reserve Loan

Atlanta, Georgia, 1960-1961 : Sit-Ins and Student Activism. Ed. David J. Garrow. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Carlson, 1989.
LaGuardia Reference F294.A89 N418 1989 Non Circulating

Baldwin, Lewis V. Amiri YaSin Al-Hadid. Between Cross and Crescent: Christian and Muslim Perspectives on Malcolm and Martin. Gainesville: UP Florida, 2002.
BP222 .B35 2002

Bass, S. Jonathan. Blessed Are The Peacemakers : Martin Luther King, Jr., Eight White Religious Leaders, And The "Letter From Birmingham Jail." Baton Rouge, La.: Louisiana State UP, 2001.
F 334 .B69 N415 2001

Beckner, Chrisanne. 100 African-Americans Who Shaped American History. San Francisco, CA : Bluewood, 1995.
E 185.96 .B43 1995

Beifuss, Joan Turner. At the River I Stand: Memphis, the 1968 Strike, and Martin Luther King. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Carlson, 1989.
HD5325.S2572 1968 .M46 1989

Bennett, Lerone. What Manner of Man; A Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. Chicago: Johnson, 1976.
E 185.97 .K5 B42 1976

Birmingham, Alabama, 1956-1963 : The Black Struggle For Civil Rights. Ed. David J. Garrow. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Carlson., 1989.
LaGuardia Reference F334.B69 N417 1989 Non Circulating

Blake, John. Children Of The Movement: The Sons And Daughters of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad, George Wallace, Andrew Young, Julian Bond, Stokely Carmichael, Bob Moses, James Chaney, Elaine Brown, And Others Reveal How The Civil Rights Movement Tested And Transformed Their Families. Chicago: Lawrence Hill, 2004.
E185.96 .B5645 2004

Bobbitt, David A. The Rhetoric Of Redemption : Kenneth Burke's Redemption Drama And Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" Speech. Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littefield, 2004.
E185.97 .K5 B58 2004

Branch, Taylor. At Canaan's Edge : America In The King Years, 1965-68. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006.
LaGuardia Browsing Collection
E185.615 .B67 2006

Branch, Taylor. Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988.
E185.61 .B7914 1988

Burns, Stewart. To the Mountaintop: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Sacred Mission to Save America: 1955-1968. San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, 2004.
E185.97 .K5 B798 2004

Citizen King. [videorecording]. ROJA Productions: a Film for American Experience. BBC and WGBH Boston. Produced, directed and written by Orlando Bagwell and W.Noland Walker; Executive producer, Mark Samuels. [Alexandria, VA]: PBS Home Video, 2004.
LaGuardia Media DVD 98 Reserve Loan

Clayton, Ed, 1921-1966. Martin Luther King: The Peaceful Warrior. New York: Pocket, 1969
E 185.97 .K5 C5 1969

Cone, James H. Martin & Malcolm & America: a Dream or a Nightmare. Maryknoll, N.Y : Orbis ,1991.
E 185.97 .K5 C66 1991

Dyson, Michael Eric. I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Free Press, 2000.
E 185.97 .K5 D97 2000

Essay on Martin Luther King. [videorecording]. Produced by Tony Brown, James Cannady, Sheryl J. Cannady. Directed Wally Ashby. New York Tony Brown Productions, 2004.
LaGuardia Media VHS 1465 Reserve Loan

Eyes On The Prize II. The Promised Land (1967-1968) [videorecording] Blackside Productions, Boston, MA : Blackside, Alexandria, VA : PBS Video [distributor], 1989.
LaGuardia Media VHS 605 Part 4 Reserve Loan

Fairclough, Adam. Martin Luther King, Jr.: UP Georgia , 1995.
E 185.97 .K5 F35 1995

Frady, Marshall. Martin Luther King, Jr. New York, N.Y: Penguin, 2002.
E 185.97 .K5 F695 2002b

Franklin, Vincent P. Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Park Lane, 1998.
E 185.97 .K5 F75 1998

Friedly, Michael. Martin Luther King, Jr.: The FBI File. Ed. David Gallen. New York: Carroll & Graf, 1993.
LaGuardia Reference E185.97.K5 G35 1993 Non Circulating
E185.97.K5 G35 1993

The Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Boundaries Of Law, Politics, And Religion. Ed. Lewis V. Baldwin with Rufus Burrow, Jr., Barbara A. Holmes, and Susan Holmes Winfield. Notre Dame, Ind. Notre Dame UP, 2002.
E185.97 .K5 L35 2002

Garrow, David J. Bearing the cross : Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. New York: W. Morrow, 1986.
E 185.97 .K5 G36 1986

Gates, Henry Louis and Cornel West. The African-American Century: How Black Americans Have Shaped Our Country. New York: Free Press, 2000.
E 185.96 .G38 2000

Hansen, Drew D. The Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr., and The Speech That Inspired A Nation. New York: Ecco, 2003.
E185.97 .K5 H273 2003

Herman, A. L. Community, Violence, and Peace Mohandas K. Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., And Gautama The Buddha In The Twenty-First Century. Albany, N.Y.: State UP of New York, 1999.
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I Have A Dream: Martin Luther King Jr. and The Future Of Multicultural America. Ed. James Echols. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2004.
E185.97 .K5 I17 2004

In Remembrance Of Martin [videorecording] / Idanha Films. Producers, Lori Kearns and Dave Marquis; director, Kell Kearns. Alexandria, VA : PBS Video, 1988.
LaGuardia Media VHS 630 Reserve Loan

January, Brendan. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Minister And Civil Rights Leader. Chicago, Ill. Ferguson, 2000.
E 185.97 .K5 J36 2000

Johnson, Charles Richardand Bob Adelman. King: The Photobiography Of Martin Luther King, Jr. New York : Viking Studio, 2000.
E 185.97 .K5 J57 2000

King, Coretta Scott. The Movement. [sound recording] [New York] : Caedmon, 1972.
LaGuardia Media - 1 week loan R 9202

King, Coretta Scott. Free At Last, Free At Last; His Truth Is Marching On. [sound recording [New York] : Caedmon, 1972.
LaGuardia Media- 1 week loan R 9201

King, Coretta Scott. My life with Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969.
E 185.97 .K5

King, Dexter Scott. Growing Up King: An Intimate Memoir. New York: Intellectual Properties Management / Warner , 2003.
E185.97 .K5 K52 2003

King, Martin Luther, Jr. A Call To Conscience : The Landmark Speeches Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ed. Clayborne Carson and Kris Shephard. New York : Warner Books, 2001.
E 185.97 .K5 A5 2001

King, Martin Luther, Jr. Why We Can't Wait. New York : Signet, 2000.
E 185.61 .K54 2000 Reserve Loan

King, Martin Luther, Jr., Autobiography of Martin Luther King. Ed. Clayborne Carson. London: Intellectual Properties Management/Abacus, 2000, 1998.
E 185.97 .K5 A52 2000

King, Martin Luther, Jr., A Knock At Midnight: Inspiration From The Great Sermons Of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. Ed. Clayborne Carson and Peter Holloran. New York : Intellectual Properties Management / Warner, 1998.
BV 4241.5 .K56 1998

King, Martin Luther, Jr. The Wisdom of Martin Luther King, Jr. Ed Alex Ayres. New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Meridian, 1993.
E185.97.K5 A25 1993

King, Martin Luther, Jr. The Martin Luther King, Jr., Companion : Quotations From The Speeches, Essays, And Books Of Martin Luther King, Jr. Selected by Coretta Scott King. New York : St. Martin's, 1993.
E 185.97 .K5 A25 1993b

King, Martin Luther, Jr. I Have A Dream : Writings And Speeches That Changed The World. Martin Luther King, Jr. [Foreword by Coretta Scott King.] Ed James Melvin Washington. San Francisco: 1992.
E 185.97 .K5 A25 1992

King, Martin Luther, Jr. The Papers Of Martin Luther King, Jr. Ed. Clayborne Carson, Ralph E. Luker,and Penny A. Russell. Berkeley : UP California, 1992
LaGuardia Reference E 185.97 .K5 A2 1992 Non Circulating

King, Martin Luther, Jr. Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story. San Francisco, Calif.: Harper, 1986.
E185.89 .T8 K5 1986

King, Martin Luther, Jr. A Testament Of Hope: The Essential Writings Of Martin Luther King, Jr. Ed. James Melvin Washington. San Francisco: Harper, 1986.
E 185.97 .K5 A25 1986

King, Martin Luther, Jr. King, Malcolm, Baldwin : Three Interviews: by Kenneth B. Clark with new introduction. Wesleyan UP; Scranton, Pa, 1985.
E 185.61 .K533 1985

[King, Martin Luther, Jr.] Free At Last, Free At Last, Thank God Almighty, I'm Free At Last [Sound Recording]. Brotherhood Records, 1968.
LaGuardia Media 1 week loan R 9204

King, Martin Luther, Jr. Why We Can't Wait. New York : New American Library, 1964.
E 185.61 .K54

King, Martin Luther, Jr. The Great March To Freedom [sound recording] Detroit: Gordy, 1963.
LaGuardia Media - 1 week loan R 9203

King, Martin Luther, Jr. Stride Toward Freedom; The Montgomery Story. New York, Harper, 1958.
E185.89.T8 K5

Knight, Janet M. 3 Assassinations : the Deaths of John & Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King. Ed. Janet M. Knight. New York: Facts on File, 1971-78.
E842.9 .K55

Laue, James H. Direct Action And Desegregation, 1960-1962: Toward A Theory Of The Rationalization Of Protest. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Carlson., 1989.
LaGuardia Reference E185.61 .L35 1989 Non Circulating

Levine, Ellen. If You Lived At The Time Of Martin Luther King. New York, NY: Scholastic, 1990.
E 185.97 .K5 L44 1990

Lewis, David L. King: A Biography. Urbana: UP Illinois, 1978.
E 185.97 .K5 L45 1978

Lischer, Richard. The Preacher King : Martin Luther King, Jr. And The Word That Moved America. New York: Oxford UP, 1995.
BV 4208 .U6 L57 1995

Martin Luther King, Jr. Ed. Thomas Siebold.. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven, 2000.
E 185.97 .K5 M288 2000

Martin Luther King, Jr. from Montgomery to Memphis. [videorecording]. Phoenix BFA Films and Video Inc., 1969.
LaGuardia Media VHS 116 Reserve Loan

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Civil Rights Leader, Theologian, Orator. Ed. David J. Garrow. Brooklyn, N.Y. : Carlson Pub., 1989.
LaGuardia Reference E185.97.K5 M33 1989 Non Circulating

Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Profile. Ed C. Eric Lincoln. New York: Hill and Wang, 1984.
E 185.97 .K5 M32 1984

McKnight, Gerald. The last crusade : Martin Luther King, Jr., the FBI, and the Poor People's Campaign. Boulder, Colo.: Westview, 1998.
E 185.97 .K5 M38 1998

Melanson, Philip H. The Martin Luther King assassination: new revelations on the conspiracy and cover-up, 1968-1991 New York : Shapolsky, 1991.
E 185.97 .K5 M39 1991

Miller, Keith D. Voice Of Deliverance: The Language Of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Its Sources New York : Free Press ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, 1992.
E 198.97 .K5 M491 1992

Moses, Greg. Revolution Of Conscience : Martin Luther King, Jr., and The Philosophy of Nonviolence. New York : Guilford, 1997.
E 185.97 .K5 M65 1997

The Movement 1964-1970. Comp. The staff of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Project; sponsored by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc. in association with Stanford University and Emory University; Clayborne Carson, senior editor and director. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1993.
LaGuardia Reference E185.615 .M68 1993 Non Circulating

Oppenheimer, Martin. The Sit-In Movement Of 1960. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Carlson, 1989.
LaGuardia Reference E185.61 .O67 1989
Non Circulating E185.61 .O67 1989

Patterson, Lillie. Martin Luther King, Jr., And The Freedom Movement. New York: Facts on File, 1989.
E185.97.K5 P29 1989

Peace Heroes In Twentieth-Century America. Bloomington : Indiana UP, 1986. JX1952 .P336 1986

Pearson, Hugh. When Harlem Nearly Killed King: The 1958 Stabbing Of Martin Luther King, Jr. New York : Seven Stories ,2002.
E 185.97 .K5 P42 2002

Peck, Ira. The Life And Words Of Martin Luther King, Jr. New York : Scholastic, 1968.
E185.61 .K54 P4 Reserve Loan

Pepper, William. An Act Of State : The Execution Of Martin Luther King. London; New York : Verso, 2003.
E185.97.K5 P45 2003

Pepper, William. Orders To Kill : The Truth Behind The Murder Of Martin Luther King. New York : Carroll & Graf, 1995.
E 185.97 .K5 P43 1995

Phillips, Donald Thomas. Martin Luther King, Jr., On Leadership : Inspiration & Wisdom For Challenging Times. New York: Warner , 1999.
E 185.97 .K5 P46 1999

Posner, Gerald L. Killing The Dream: James Earl Ray And The Assassination Of Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Random House, 1998.
E 185.97 .K5 P67 1998

Pyatt, Sherman E. Martin Luther King, Jr.: An Annotated Bibliography. New York: Greenwood, 1986.
LaGuardia Reference E 185.97 .K5 P92 1986 Non Circulating

Quayle, Louise. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Dreams For A Nation. New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1990.
E185.97.K5 Q38 1990

Ralph, James R. Northern Protest : Martin Luther King, Jr., Chicago, And The Civil Rights Movement. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard UP, 1993.
F 548.9 .N4 R35 1993

Schraff, Anne E. Coretta Scott King: Striving for Civil Rights. Springfield, NJ: Enslow, 1997.
E 185.97 .K47 S37 1997

Schulke, Flip. He Had A Dream : Martin Luther King And The Civil Rights Movement. New York : W.W. Norton, 1995.
LaGuardia Reference E 185.97 .K5537 1995 Non Circulating

Schulke, Flip. King Remembered. New York: Norton, 1986.
E 185.97 .K5 S38 1986

Schuman, Michael. Martin Luther King, Jr : Leader For Civil Rights. Berkeley Heights, N.J.: Enslow, 1996.
E 185.97 .K5 S39 1996

Sunnemark, Fredrik. Ring Out Freedom!: The Voice Of Martin Luther King, Jr. and The Making Of The Civil Rights Movement. Bloomington : Indiana UP, 2004.
E185.97 .K5 S866 2004

Swygert, Dorothy. The March For Justice : (The Montgomery Bus Boycott): For Dramatic Production. Jamaica, N.Y. Rekindling the Heart, 1996, 1988.
PS 3552 .E415 S9 1996

Tilove, Jonathan. Along Martin Luther King : Travels On Black America's Main Street. New York : Random House, 2003.
E185.615 .T576 2003

United States. Martin Luther King, Jr., And Coretta Scott King Congressional Gold Medal Authorization. [Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O. : Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2004].
LaGuardia Government Documents AE 2.110:108-368 Non Circulating

United States. An Act to Extend the Authority for the Construction of a Memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O.: Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., distributor, 2003].
LaGuardia Government Documents AE 2.110:108-125 Non Circulating

United States. An Act to Provide for the Placement at the Lincoln Memorial of a Plaque Commemorating the Speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., Known as the "I Have a Dream" Speech. [Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O. : Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., distributor, 2000]
LaGuardia Government Documents AE 2.110:106-365

United States. An Act to Amend Title 4, United States Code, to Add the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday to the List of Days on Which the Flag Should Especially be Displayed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O. : Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., distributor, 1999]
LaGuardia Government Documents AE 2.110:106-80

The Walking City: The Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955-1956. Ed. David J. Garrow. Brooklyn, N.Y. : Carlson Pub., 1989.
LaGuardia Reference F334.M79 N48 1989 Non Circulating

We Shall Overcome : the Civil Rights Movement in the United States in the 1950's and 1960's. Ed. David J. Garrow. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Carlson Pub., 1989.
LaGuardia Reference E185.61 .W33 1989 Non Circulating

We Shall Overcome:Martin Luther King,Jr. and The Black Freedom Struggle. Ed Peter J.Albert and Ronald Hoffman. New York: DaCapo, 1993.
E 185.97 .K5 W4 1993

We Shall Overcome: Martin Luther King, Jr., And The Black Freedom Struggle. Ed. Peter J. Albert and Ronald Hoffman. New York: Pantheon and United States Capitol Historical Society, 1990.
E185.97 .K5 W4 1990

Yenne, Bill. 100 Men Who Shaped World History. San Francisco, CA : Bluewood, 1994.
CT 105 .Y46 1994

Zepp, Ira G. The Social Vision Of Martin Luther King, Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Carlson, 1989.
LaGuardia Reference E185.97.K5 Z46 1989 Non Circulating
E185.97.K5 Z46 1989

Countless articles in popular and prestigious journals are available from the Online Research and Journals link on the Library's homepage.

A noteworthy example is the following article: Alton Hornsby, Jr. The Drum Major on the Mountaintop: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 62, No. 3. (Jul., 1977), 213-216.
JSTOR. < http://jstor.org/ >

Some databases you might want to search:

Also, check our print and Online Encyclopedias.
Also, Gale Virtual Reference Library has excellent articles about Dr. King and his work, including his anti-Vietnam War speeches.

Some suggested keywords (feel free to develop your own, too!):
Martin Luther King Jr.
Ralph Abernathy (Civil rights pioneer who was a close adviser to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.)
Bayard Rustin (Civil rights activist and humanitarian)
Malcom X (a great leader who disputed the tactic of non-violence and the views of Dr. King, but who later changed some of his views and ideas. Malcom X was also assassinated)
Medgar Evers (His murder was the first political assassination of a prominent leader of the modern Black Freedom Movement)
Africa Americans and social conditions
Civil Right Movement
Civil Rights Workers
Civil Disobedience
Desegregation/segregation
Freedom March, Freedom Summer (1964)
Freedom Riders/Freedom Rides
Integration
Jim Crow (Jim Crow Laws)
Klu Klux Klan
Poor Peoples March
March on Washington. 1963 (Occurred in August 1963, when more than 250,000 people of all races walked from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial, where they heard speeches from representatives civil rights organizations. Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech at the end of that day. The peaceful demonstration united more of the nation and showed the influence, unity, and optimism of the civil rights movement)
Montgomery, Alabama and Civil rights
Non Violence and Passive resistance
Race Relations
Selma March
Sit In Demonstrations
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Southern Poverty Law Center
Voter Registration

Prepared by Marie Cimino Spina, 1/4/07