Martin Luther King, Jr.
     
  Links to sources related to this great American leader  
     
     
  Today in History
  1. January 15: King's birthday
  2. March 7: King and the march from Selma
  3. August 22: King supports Chicano activist Cesar Chavez
  4. October 26: Mahalia Jackson supports King and civil rights   (song)
  5. December 1: King leads Montgomery Improvement Association
 
     
     
  Exhibitions
  1. Montgomery Bus Boycott
  2. 1963 March On Washington
  3. "Tote dat barge! Lif' dat boycott! Ride dat bus!"
     (political cartoon by Herb Block about Montgomery bus boycott)
  4. Summary of Letter to A. Philip Randolph from Martin Luther King, Jr. concerning his Nobel Peace Prize
 
     
     
  America's Library
  1. Civil Rights Leader Born
  2. Reformer & Activist
  3. Voting for Change
  4. Alabama Bus Boycott
  5. Letter from a Birmingham Jail
 
     
     
  Images
  1. King Birth Home
  2. Ebenezer Baptist Church
Numerous large-scale thumbnail images (approx. 2" x 1.5") can be accessed from the Prints & Photographs Catalog. To locate them, enter the keywords martin luther king jr. in the search box, select match this exact phrase from the middle drop-down menu below the search box, then click the search button.
 
     
     
  Webcast
  1. Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Laws That Changed America
    (streaming RealVideo®)
 
     
     
  Congressional Activity / Legislation
  1. Observing the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (House, Jan. 12, 2007)
  2. King Holiday and Service Act of 1994 (January 25, 1994)
  3. S. 2499 Martin Luther King, Jr., Records Collection Act of 2006 (Senate)
  4. H.R. 2554 Martin Luther King, Jr., Records Collection Act of 2005 (House)
  5. H.R. 1616 Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site Land Exchange Act (House)
  6. Commemorating The "I Have A Dream" Speech at the Lincoln Memorial (Jan. 24, 2000)
  7. Recognizing the Contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the 30th Anniversary of His Death (House, Apr. 01, 1998)
  8. H.R. 3633 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Coin Act (House)
 
     
     
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"March on Washington." 28 August 1963. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. [aaohtml 0913] 		 
     
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