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The Words and Works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The materials included in this Reader's Advisory presents the words and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a human and civil rights activist, preacher, teacher, and scholar.

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  • An unprecedented and timely collection of Dr. King's speeches on labor rights and economic justice.
    Audiobook CDBoston : Beacon Press, c2011. — 331.01 KING
  • Martin Luther King, Jr

    the Last Interview: and Other Conversations

    King, Martin Luther
    This collection ranges from an early 1961 interview in which King describes his reasons for joining the ministry (after considering medicine), to a 1964 conversation with Robert Penn Warren, to his last interview, which was conducted on…
    eBookNew York : Melville House, 2017. — EBOOK
  • A Time to Break Silence

    the Essential Works of Martin Luther King, Jr. for Students

    King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
    The first collection of King's essential writings for high school students and young people
    PaperbackBoston : Beacon Press, c2013. — 323.092 KING
  • The autobiography delves, for example, into the philosophical training King received at Morehouse College, Crozer Theological Seminary, and Boston University, where he consolidated the teachings of Afro-American theologian Benjamin Mays…
    PaperbackNew York : IPM in association with Warner Books, c1998. — B KING
  • In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., isolated himself from the demands of the civil rights movement, rented a house in Jamaica with no telephone, and labored over his final manuscript. In this prophetic work, which has been unavailable…
    eBookNew York : Beacon Press, 2009. — EBOOK
  • This is a collection of classic sermons preached by Martin Luther King, Jr.
    BookNew York : Walker and Co., 1984, c1963. — LP 252 KING
  • In this remarkable book—winner of the Nobel Peace Prize—Dr. King recounts the story of Birmingham in vivid detail, tracing the history of the struggle for civil rights back to its beginnings three centuries ago and looking to the future,…
    PaperbackNew York : Mentor, c1964. — Y 325.26 KING
  • "More than two decades after his death, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s ideas - his call for racial equality, his faith in the ultimate triumph of justice, and his insistence on the power of nonviolent struggle to bring about a major…
    BookBerkeley : University of California Press, c1992- — 323.092 KING
  • A Call to Conscience

    the Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

    King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
    His speeches stirred a generation to change -- and outlined a practical way to economic freedom and true democracy. His words would help bring about the end of a brutally unequal system -- and would show a timeless method for achieving…
    PaperbackNew York : Intellectual Properties Management, Inc. in association with Warner Books, c2001. — 323.092 KING
  • I Have a Dream

    Writings and Speeches That Changed the World

    King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
    On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial looking out over thousands of troubled Americans who had gathered in the name of civil rights and uttered his now famous words, "I have a dream . . ." It was…
    PaperbackNew York : HarperOne, [2003], c1992. — 323.092 KING
  • Presents speeches delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1966.
    Audiobook CDRolling Bay, WA : Soundworks, p2000. — CD 323.092 KING
  • Letter From Birmingham Jail

    Martin Luther King Jr's Letter From Birmingham Jail and the Struggle That Changed a Nation

    King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
    "April 16th. The year is 1963. Birmingham, Alabama has had a spring of non-violent protests known as the Birmingham Campaign, seeking to draw attention to the segregation against blacks by the city government and downtown retailers. The…
    Unknown[Escondido, California] : Mission Audio, [2013] — CD 976.178100 KING
  • "Thou, Dear God"

    Prayers That Open Hearts and Spirits

    King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
    "Thou, Dear God" is the first and only collection of sixty-eight prayers by Martin Luther King, Jr. Arranged thematically in six parts--with prayers for spiritual guidance, special occasions, times of adversity, times of trial, uncertain…
    PaperbackBoston, Mass. : Beacon Press, c2012. — 242.8 KING
  • In November and December 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered five lectures for the renowned Massey Lecture Series of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The collection was immediately released as a book under the title…
    eBookNew York : Beacon Press, 2010. — EBOOK
  • An autobiography of Baptist minister Martin Luther King, Jr., compiled and edited from articles, essays, speeches, sermons, letters, and other sources, examining his private and public life, and describing his involvement in many important…
    Audiobook CDNew York : Time Warner Audiobooks, p1998. — CD B KING