Author:Martin Luther King

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968)

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African American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the American civil rights movement. His main legacy was to secure progress on civil rights in the United States; he is frequently referenced as a human rights icon today

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Works

Speeches & Letters

• "I Have a Dream" under copyright in the U.S. until 2038
• "I've Been to the Mountaintop" still under copyright in the U.S.
• "Letter from Birmingham Jail" still under copyright in the U.S.
• "Keep Moving from This Mountain" still under copyright in the U.S.
• "Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence" still under copyright in the U.S.
• "Give Us the Ballot" still under copyright in the U.S.

Books

• Stride Toward freedom: The Montgomery story (1958) OCLC 485639^{all editions}
• The Measure of a Man (1959) OCLC 335079^{all editions}
• Strength to Love (1963) OCLC 577614^{all editions}
• Why We Can't Wait (1964) OCLC 268783^{all editions}
• Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? (1967) OCLC 423183^{all editions}
• The Trumpet of Conscience (1968) OCLC 449815^{all editions}

Works about King

• A Testament of Hope : The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. (1986)
• King Remembered by Flip Schulke and Penelope McPhee, forerword by Jesse Jackson (1986)
• Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954–63 by Taylor Branch (1988)
• Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference by David Garrow (1989)
• Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years, 1963–65 by Taylor Branch (1998)
• The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King Jr. and Clayborne Carson (1998)
• Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Laws that Changed America by Nick Kotz (2005)
• At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965–68 by Taylor Branch (2006)

Congressional Record

• Honoring the 20th Anniversary of the Sharing the Dream Celebration in Arlington, Texas by Joseph Barton (2009)
• Commemorating the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Alexander N. Green (2008)
• In Memory of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Kendrick Meek (2007)
• Honoring the City of Akron Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service by Betty Sutton (2007)
• Observing the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Rahm Emanuel (2007)
• Honoring the Life and Accomplishments of Coretta Scott King by Dennis Kucinich (2006)
• Honoring the Life and Accomplishments of Mrs. Coretta Scott King by Martin Meehan (2006)
• 13th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Flower Mound, Texas by Michael Burgess (2005)
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial by Diane Watson (2003)
• Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Leader, Visionary, Hero by Benjamin Gilman (2002)
• Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. by Mark Udall (2001)
• The Spirit of Dr. King Lives On by Peter Visclosky (1998)
• In Recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by Nancy Pelosi (1995)
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Within the District of Columbia by Constance Morella (1995)