Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Man and His Causes
Martin Luther King, Jr.
 Martin Luther King, Jr. photographed by Marion S. Trikosko, 1964. LC-DIG-ppmsc-01269
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In honor of the observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (the third Monday in January), we've gathered the titles that we currently have in our catalog that might be of interest to you in studying the man and his causes.
Click on your choice of subjects related to King below, or browse the collection we've put together linked to at the end of this post. Since the items change as our catalog changes, you might see different selections from one visit to the next.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. — He was born on January 15, 1929, and was killed by an assassin on April 4, 1968.
- Christian — He was a Baptist minister.
- Mohandas Gandhi — He employed Mohandas Gandhi's nonviolent methods of peaceful resistance in his civil rights events, such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955.
- Washington, D.C. — He gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the 1963 March on Washington.
- Nobel Peace Prize - He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, the youngest person to receive the award at that time.
- Vietnam War — His opposition to the Vietnam War was controversial, causing him to lose some of his supporters.
- James Earl Ray — He was the assassin.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection
We've combined several of the keywords above into a special collection honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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