The articles and images in the June 1964 edition of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Newsletter detail the events in St. Augustine that were instrumental in the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The stirring...

Unlike most children, Edith Lee-Payne of Detroit went to the March on Washington with her mother to celebrate her 12th birthday. Pupils walk the march with her by analyzing a closeup image of her that has come to represent the pivotal...

This is the text and audio of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous speech, "I've Been to the Mountaintop" delivered on April 3, 1968, at Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ Headquarters), in Memphis, Tennessee.

This site will let you hear from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in his own words in a letter written from a Birmingham jail cell in April of 1963. In this letter, Dr. King defends himself against accusations that he is an "outsider" and...

This site from The Martin Luther King Celebration Committee Inc. has three of Martin Luther King Jr.'s most famous speeches. You will need a "Real Audio Player," to listen to them. The three speeches are "I Have a Dream," "March on...

Robert F. Kennedy's speech on the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Audio available

This is the text, audio, and video [1:47] of Robert F. Kennedy's speech to the nation concerning the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.; it was delivered on April 4, 1968, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

This is the text and audio of Martin Luther King, Jr."s speech "'Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to Break Silence" delivered on April 4, 1967, at Riverside Church, New York City.

Learn about the the events of the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike which drew Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to Memphis, which is where he was soon to be assassinated. Excellent source of primary sources and first hand accounts of the...

Listen to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s powerful and famous speech, "I Have a Dream." Transcript and audio clips are also provided.

Complete program transcript for Roads to Memphis, the first film to explore the mind of Martin Luther King Jr.'s elusive assassin.

Five primary source materials on African American history: I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr., My Bondage and Freedom by Frederick Douglass, The Narrative of Sojourner Truth, The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois, Up From...

A collection of archival video clips covering the early days of the civil rights movement in the United States. Looks at reaction to the lynching of a teenager named Emmett Till in Chicago, Rosa Park's protest, the Montgomery Bus...

A collection of archival video clips covering protests against racial segregation in the United States in the period 1960-1962. Features clips on the Greensboro sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counters, Freedom Riders who fought bus...

This letter shares Martin Luther King's reflections about his involvement in peaceful demonstrations. The letter provides historical information about the plight of African Americans throughout history and why he and others are so...

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" in both English and Haitian Creole.

A well designed four part lesson plan on Dr. King's famous speech on the Vietnam War in which he came out against the war.

A collection of archival video clips highlighting a peaceful protest in Alabama in 1965 that ended in a confrontation with state troopers known as "Bloody Sunday." This was followed by a four-day march with Martin Luther King, Jr., and a...

An article that critiques the early civil rights efforts of the Kennedy administration. It explores the obstacles the civil rights movement had to overcome and the movement's effect on the lives of African Americans.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An essay that speaks of the major events and legacies of the Civil Rights Movement.

This site from EdChange.org gives the speeches of many American speakers on various topics related to social justice.

This is an interactive collection of the top 100 speeches in order of their popularity; most include the text and audio of the speech and several also offer the video. RI.9-10.9 US Documents