Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 20, 2020 | SuzyQ

Today we honor the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., the civil rights leader who would have turned 90 this year. A federal holiday to honor King, who was assassinated in April, 1968 was first observed in 1986. Congress also designated a national day of service in 1994.

At Canaan's edge : America in the King years 1965-68 by Taylor Branch
The autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King
Behind the dream : the making of the speech that transformed a nation by Clarence B. Jones
Citizen King [videodisc]
We shall not be moved [videodisc]
The dream : Martin Luther King, Jr., and the speech that inspired a nation by Drew D Hansen
The preacher King : Martin Luther King, Jr. and the word that moved America by Richard Lischer
Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. : his life and crusade in pictures by Charles Richard Johnson
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [videodisc]: a historical perspective
Martin Luther King, Jr. by Marshall Frady
Pillar of fire : America in the King years, 1963-65 by Taylor Branch
Death of a king : the real story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final year by Tavis Smiley
The King years : historic moments in the Civil Rights movement by Taylor Branch
Burial for a King : Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral and the week that transformed Atlanta and rocked the nation by Rebecca Burns
April 4, 1968 [electronic resource] : Martin Luther King, Jr.'s death and the transformation of America by Michael Eric Dyson
Redemption : Martin Luther King Jr.'s last 31 hours by 1944- Joseph Rosenbloom
To the promised land : Martin Luther King and the fight for economic justice by Michael K Honey
The heavens might crack : the death and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Jason Sokol
Martin Luther King, Jr. : the last interview and other conversations by 1929-1968 Jr. Martin Luther King