Martin Luther King Jr.: Beyond “I Have a Dream”
Resources about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., beyond the traditional narrative.
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The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation
Book — Non-fiction. By Anna Malaika Tubbs. 2021. 288 pages.
This book details the lives of Berdis Baldwin, Alberta King, and Louise Little, the mothers of James Baldwin, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X, respectively.
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This book details the lives of Berdis Baldwin, Alberta King, and Louise Little, the mothers of James Baldwin, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X, respectively.
Dr. Martin Luther King on Reconstruction
Dr. Martin Luther King describes the critical importance of W. E. B. Du Bois's Black Reconstruction to "restore to light the most luminous achievements" of the Reconstruction era.
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The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. You Won’t Read About in Textbooks
Historian Jeanne Theoharis shed light on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s stance on a range of issues, including his longstanding critique of police brutality. This session was part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.
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People’s Historians Online: Rethinking Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On International Workers’ Day (May 1), close to 300 educators, parents, and students joined the sessions with Jeanne Theoharis and Jesse Hagopian on the radical history of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Challenging Ourselves: Martin Luther King, the Movement, and Its Lessons for Today
Article. By Charles E. Cobb. 2017.
Charles E. Cobb Jr. discusses the Civil Rights Movement and its lessons, and how they apply to current movements.
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Charles E. Cobb Jr. discusses the Civil Rights Movement and its lessons, and how they apply to current movements.
The Limits of Master Narratives in History Textbooks: An Analysis of Representations of Martin Luther King Jr.
Article. By Derrick Alridge. 2006. 25 pages.
Critique of textbook representation of Martin Luther King Jr. as messiah, embodiment of the Civil Rights Movement, and a moderate.
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Critique of textbook representation of Martin Luther King Jr. as messiah, embodiment of the Civil Rights Movement, and a moderate.
The Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream
Book — Non-fiction (updated edition). By Gary Younge. 2023. 215 pages.
Chronicle behind "The Speech" and other events surrounding the March on Washington.
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Chronicle behind "The Speech" and other events surrounding the March on Washington.
There’s Infinitely More to Martin Luther King Jr. Than ‘I Have a Dream’
Article. By Craig Gordon.
Back in 2001, I was trying to get my eleventh grade U.S. history class to focus on a passage from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1967 book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? Unfortunately, I was not surprised when a student protested, "We already know about him. We're tired of hearing about Martin Luther King."
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Back in 2001, I was trying to get my eleventh grade U.S. history class to focus on a passage from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1967 book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? Unfortunately, I was not surprised when a student protested, "We already know about him. We're tired of hearing about Martin Luther King."
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: “Beyond Vietnam”
Film clip. Voices of a People's History.
Dramatic reading of Dr. Martin Luther King's "Beyond Vietnam" (1967) speech by Michael Ealy.
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Dramatic reading of Dr. Martin Luther King's "Beyond Vietnam" (1967) speech by Michael Ealy.