We invite you to explore our collections to find books, movies and documentaries about Martin Luther King Jr. and his civil rights activism.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a minister and activist who advanced civil rights for people of color through nonviolence and acts of civil disobedience. He championed the right to vote, desegregation, labor rights, and other civil rights and protested against poverty, capitalism and the Vietnam War. He gave his famous “I have a dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the 1963 March on Washington.
He was assassinated in 1968, and MLK Jr. Day was established as a holiday throughout the U.S. starting in 1971.
Online Resources
Hoopla
Honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with insightful audiobooks, impactful comics, educational civil rights movies, and inspiring music that celebrate his life and the fight for equality.
Kanopy
A collection of award-winning and high quality, on demand films, TV shows, educational videos and documentaries.
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