The Life & Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 2022
Biographies
Martin's dream : my journey and the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. : a memoir
by Clayborne Carson
B KING

The author of the best-selling A Knock at Midnight presents a memoir of the Civil Rights era, during which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s inspirational "I Have a Dream" speech prompted his entry into political activism, meetings with visionary African-American leaders, and eventual work with Coretta Scott King as an editor of her late husband's papers.
The dream : Martin Luther King, Jr., and the speech that inspired a nation
by Drew D. Hansen
B KING

Describes the 1963 March on Washington and provides an analysis of King's history-making speech, examining it as a political treatise, a work of poetry, and an effectively delivered sermon filled with biblical imagery.
Martin Luther King, Jr. : A Penguin Life
by Marshall Frady
B KING

A renowned biographer presents an intimate and inspiring portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr., drawn from twenty-five years of award-winning commentary on American race relations, that combines the history of the civil rights movement with King's powerful rise to acclaim and influence, bringing to life his political relationships, his goals, and his achievements. 
My life, my love, my legacy
by Coretta Scott King
B KING

The wife of Martin Luther King Jr., founder of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change and singular 20th-century American civil rights activist, presents her full life story as told before her death to one of her closest confidants.
Legacy
The three mothers : how the mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin shaped a nation
by Anna Malaika Tubbs
306.874 TUB

A Gates Cambridge Scholar presents a tribute to the mothers of Malcolm X, James Baldwin, and Martin Luther King, Jr., to share insights into the prejudices they endured, their commitment to education, and their anti-racism advocacy.
Democracy, if we can keep it : the ACLU's 100-year fight for rights in America
by Ellis Cose
323.06 COS

For a century, the American Civil Liberties Union has fought to keep Americans in touch with the founding values of the Constitution. This book is the most authoritative account ever of America's premier defender of civil liberties. A vivid work of history and journalism, Democracy, If We Can Keep It is not just the definitive story of the ACLU but also an essential account of America's rediscovery of rights it had granted but long denied. Cose's narrative begins with World War I and brings us to today, chronicling the ACLU's role through the horrors of 9/11, the saga of Edward Snowden, and the phenomenon of Donald Trump.

A chronicle of America's most difficult ethical quandaries from the Red Scare, the Scottsboro Boys' trials, Japanese American internment, McCarthyism, and Vietnam, Democracy, If We Can Keep It weaves these accounts into a deeper story of American freedom--one that is profoundly relevant to our present moment.
To the promised land : Martin Luther King and the fight for economic justice
by Michael K. Honey
323.092 HON

Goes beyond popularized views of Martin Luther King, Jr. to explore his committed advocacy of the poor, the working class and unions as well as his views about nonviolent resistance to all forms of oppression, particularly economic inequality. By the award-winning author of Going Down Jericho Road.
The sword and the shield : the revolutionary lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
by Peniel E. Joseph
323.092 JOS

The author of Stokely: A Life challenges popular misconceptions in a dual portrait of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. that reveals how in spite of conflicting ideologies the pair inspired each other’s achievements. 
Why we can't wait
by Martin Luther King
323.1 KIN

An impassioned work by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., shares a heartfelt argument for equality and an end to racial discrimination that explains why the civil rights struggle is vital to the United States. 
Bending Toward Justice : The Birmingham Church Bombing that Changed the Course of Civil Rights
by Doug Jones
323.1196 JON

A U.S. senator traces the decades-long legal battle to bring justice to the victims of the 1963 Birmingham bombing attack on the 16th Street Baptist Church, detailing how the case was originally closed before the surviving bombers were eventually convicted.
Gospel of freedom : Martin Luther King, Jr.'s letter from Birmingham Jail and the struggle that changed a nation
by Jonathan Rieder
323.1196 RIE

Published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights leader's famous "Letter from Birmingham Jail," an account of the story behind its creation and the related protest march on Washington offers insight into its timeless message and crucial position in the history of human rights.
Killing King : racial terrorists, James Earl Ray, and the plot to assassinate Martin Luther King Jr.
by Stuart Wexler
323.1196 WEX

Uncovers previously unknown FBI files and sources, as well as new forensics, to make the case that King was assassinated by a long-simmering conspiracy orchestrated by the racial terrorists who were responsible for the Mississippi Burning murders.
April 4, 1968 : Martin Luther King, Jr.'s death and how it changed America
by Michael Eric Dyson
323.173 DYS

In light of the fortieth anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., a leading cultural critic reassesses the late civil rights leader's significance and influence on American society, as well as the ways in which his death transformed America.