MLK Symposium 2013: Martin Luther King, Jr.

In 1983, the third Monday in January was declared a federal holiday in memory of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennesse. Read about the bill and the full text of remarks of President Ronald Reagan and Mrs. Coretta Scott King at the signing ceremony. See also the official MLK Day of Service website.

In 2004, PBS and the American Experience broadcast "Citizen King, 1963-1968." You can view the video online from the Greenwood Library or check out the companion website with a film transcript, primary sources, special interviews, and curricular materials.

For more MLK papers, documents, and resources visit the MLK Research and Education Institute.

• At Canaan's Edge : America In The King Years, 1965-68 (2006)
• The Dream : Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Speech That Inspired a Nation (2003)
• Martin Luther King, Jr. (2002)
• The Dream Lives On : Martin Luther King, Jr. (1999)
• Pillar Of Fire : America In The King Years, 1963-65 (1998)

For all books and audiovisual materials about MLK in the Greenwood Library, click here.