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African Americans African Americans Biography African Americans Civil rights African Americans Civil rights History 20th century Juvenile literature Civil rights movements United States History 20th century Civil rights workers Jr King, Martin Luther 1929-1968 Jr King, Martin Luther 1929-1968 Juvenile literature United States United States Race relationsSummary: The life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama, and culminating with his assassination in Memphis in 1968. Including archival footage, this film is an indispensable primary resource of a pivotal moment in American and world history. Originally screened in theaters for only a single night in 1970.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KINKurtz, Jane.
Summary: In 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech that proclaimed that it was time -- long overdue -- for all people to be treated as equals. Today his beliefs are more important than ever, and author Jane Kurtz explains Dr. King's words in language even the youngest reader can understand.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.King, Yolanda Renee
Summary: "The granddaughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King delivers a stirring tribute to her grandparents that speaks to children everywhere about her hopes for a new future"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KINSummary: The story of a three day pass: An African-American soldier stationed in France is granted a promotion and a three-day leave from base and heads to Paris, where he finds whirlwind romance with a white woman--but what happens to their love when his furlough is over?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY ACTION/ADVENTURE MELDuncan, Alice Faye
Summary: Recounts the 1968 sanitation workers strike in Memphis, Tennessee, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his final speech to strikers the night before his assassination, and details the perseverance of strikers before and after his death.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 331.892 DUNKing, Martin Luther
Summary: Presents Dr. King's writings on global human rights and liberation.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323 KINKing, Martin Luther
Summary: "This companion volume to 'A knock at midnight: inspiration from the great sermons of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.' includes the text of his most well-know oration, 'I have a dream,' his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize, & 'Beyond Vietnam,' a powerful plea to end the ongoing conflict. Includes contributions from Rosa Parks, Aretha Franklin, the Dalai Lama, & many others. Dr. King is...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: IPM (Intellectual Properties Management), in association with Warner Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323 KINKing, Martin Luther
Summary: Text of the speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on August 28, 1963 describing his visionary dream of equality and brotherhood for humankind. Also includes illustrations by award winning artists depicting scenes described in the speech.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J America KingKing, Martin Luther
Contents: Excerpt from speech the day before his death -- Police brutality will backfire -- Address to American Jewish Committee -- Commitment to non-violence -- Must establish priorities -- Faith in America -- Dr. King's entrance into civil rights movement -- A preacher leading his flock -- I have a dream.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: New York, NY. 1968
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN KINKing, Martin Luther
Summary: Presents the text of the famous speech given on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. by Martin Luther King, Jr., complemented by paintings illustrating the ideals the civil rights leader described.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2012
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Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323 KINKing, Martin Luther
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.11 King 1991King, Martin Luther
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1968
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.1196 KINKing, Martin Luther
Summary: His speeches stirred a generation to change--and oulined 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 fairness and justice for all. These twelve moving speeches voiced by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. are original recordings collected here for the firest time ever. In...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2001
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN KINKing, Martin Luther
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Intellectual Properties Management in association with Warner Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 252 KINKing, Martin Luther
Summary: What was it like growing up as a son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? This picture book memoir, "My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." by Martin Luther King III, provides insight into one of history's most fascinating families and into a special bond between father and son.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Based on newly declassified files, Sam Pollard's resonant film explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2022
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 323.1196 MLKCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MLKCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MLKContents: Jazz Fest: the first 50 years / by Keith Spera -- Heritage, craft, and culture / by Rachel Lyons -- Quint Davis and Jazz Fest / by Karen Celestan -- Food fête / by Rachel Lyons -- The music and musicians of the New Orleans Jazz Festival / by Robert H. Cataliotti -- Off the stage, around the grounds / by Rachel Lyons.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ JAZSummary: This story begins on the steps on the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963 when a 34-year-old preacher galvanized millions with his dream for an America free of racism. It comes to a bloody end almost five years later on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. In the years since those events unfolded, the man at the center, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has become a mythic figure, a minister whose...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2005
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CITHolub, Joan
Summary: "Little dreamers make our big world better"--Back cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.King, Coretta Scott
Summary: This picture book adaptation of her critically acclaimed adult memoir paints a vivid portrait of the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. and a singular 20th-century American civil and human rights activist who fought for justice against all odds, becoming an unforgettable champion of social change.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: J 921 KINSummary: From award-winning director/producer Peter Kunhardt, King in the Wilderness follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the volatile last three years of his life, from the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 to his assassination in April 1968. Drawing on revelatory stories from his inner circle of friends, the film provides a clear window into the civil rights leader's character, showing...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV KINHaskins, James
Summary: Presents the life, words, and principles of the noted civil rights worker through extensive quotations from his speeches and writings.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 1992
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 323.092 HASAllen, Autumn
Summary: Intertwining the stories of two Black students decades apart, this compelling and honest novel follows Kevin and Gibran as they navigate similar forms of insidious racism while discovering who they want to be instead of what society tells them they are.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kokila 2023