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AVID: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Websites
- The King Center– This website contains a wealth of information about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., such as a detailed biography, chronology, the meaning of the MLK Holiday, photos, video footage, etc: http://thekingcenter.org/
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on the Net– Provides stories of MLK, Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement, as well as information about the MLK holiday, video footage, etc: http://www.holidays.net/mlk/
- The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute Building upon the achievements of Stanford University’s MLK Papers Project, the MLK Research and Education Institute provides an institutional home for a broad range of activities illuminating MLK’s life and the movements he inspired. The Institute supports programs that serve as an enduring link between Stanford’s research resources and MLK’s dream of global peace with social justice. This website is a fantastic resource, as it has an encyclopedia of MLK's life, sermons, speeches, writings, as well as audio, video and multimedia files, etc: http://kingpapers.org/
- The Seattle Times - Martin Luther King Jr.- This website, first created by The Seattle Times in 1996, contains MLK’s biography, images of a tumultuous time, and perspectives of politicians, academics, students and the many, ordinary citizens whose lives he touched. It also contains links to a number of other useful websites related to MLK: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/special/mlk/
The Civil Rights Movement Websites
- Civil Rights Movement Veterans - CORE, NAACP, SCLC, SNCC– Provides information about the Civil Rights Movement history, personal stories, discussion, analysis, commentaries, and contact information by and for veterans of the Southern Freedom Movement: http://www.crmvet.org/
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