PBS
Martin Luther King Day | All About the Holidays
Martin Luther King Day, a national holiday celebrated on the third Monday in January, is the focus of a short video that introduces young learners to the civil rights leader. The video provides a brief review of King's work and...
Crash Course
Nonviolence and Peace Movements: Crash Course World History 228
Is violence inevitable, or can peace overcome war? A Crash Course World History discusses how Leo Tolstoy influenced Mohandas Gandhi to use nonviolent resistance against British Imperialism, and how Gandhi's example became a...
Biography
Martin Luther King- Mini Biography
Whether you're celebrating Black History Month or studying the civil rights movement, you'll definitely want to include this brief video in your lesson to introduce your pupils to the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr.
Curated OER
The Civil Rights Movement In Photos
Let the rich gospel music and various images introduce the subject of civil rights to your class. Talk about how groups of people came together to instigate the change in equality and discuss what causes people come together for these days.
Curated OER
Civil Rights Video
Freedom, independence, liberty: the ideas the USA was built on. A string of images is connected with a freedom song and provides an opportunity for learners to really think about what civil rights are. Start and end your unit on civil...
TED-Ed
Write Your Story, Change History
Begin your course with an engaging video that inspires viewers to "dream big, work hard, and stay humble," even at a young age. Incorporating a variety of examples from United States history and popular culture, educator Brad...
US National Archives
Internet Archive: The Dream of Kings
Original footage [23:00] of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Coretta Scott King Dies at 78
NPR pays a tribute to Coretta Scott King, wife of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., who was a leader in the movement herself. Pictures, excerpts from speeches and interviews, biographical information, and links to other...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civil Rights Part 11: Rosa Parks and Montgomery Bus Boycott
On today's podcast, we discuss Rosa Parks, the NAACP, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Montgomery bus boycott. This episode originally aired in November 2011.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civil Rights Part 13: The March on Washington
During today's episode, we discuss the August 1963 March on Washington. This episode originally aired in November 2011.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civil Rights Part 17: Martin L. King Jr. On Civil Disobedience
Today we learn what Martin Luther King Jr. wrote about civil disobedience. This episode originally aired in November 2011.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Practitioners of Nonviolence: Thoreau, Gandhi and King
Today we learn how some of the most famous practitioners of nonviolence influenced each other.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 233: Nonviolence Seeks Reconciliation
Today we discuss Martin Luther King Jr.'s second principle of nonviolence: nonviolence seeks reconciliation.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:nonviolence Educates and Reforms
On the podcast today, we discuss Martin Luther King Jr.'s fourth principle of nonviolence: that nonviolence educates and reforms.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 236: Love Not Hate
Today we discuss the Martin Luther King Jr.'s fifth principle of nonviolence: that nonviolence chooses love instead of hate.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 237: Six Principles of Nonviolence Principle 6
On the podcast today, we discuss Martin Luther King Jr.'s sixth principle of nonviolence that the universe is on the side of justice.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Mlk: The Lost Tapes
The African-American and Jewish communities struggled together during the Civil Rights movement. Here is an in-depth look at Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech at the Temple Israel of Hollywood, which provides clips of the speech and...