Martin Luther King, Jr Bibliography--Africana Library, Cornell University

Speeches by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. about the War in Vietnam. New York: Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam, 1968.

Strength to Love. New York: Harper & Row, 1963.

Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story. New York: Harper, 1958.

A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings of Martin Luther King, Jr. New York:Harper & Row, 1986.

The Trumpet of Conscience. New York:Harper & Row, 1967.

Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? Boston: Beacon Press, 1967.

Why We Can't Wait. New York: Harper & Row, 1964.

Selected Books About King:

Abernathy, Donzaleigh. Partners to History: Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph David Abernathy, and the Civil Rights Movement. New York: Crown Publishers, 2003.

Albert, Peter J. and Ronald Hoffman, editors. We Shall Overcome: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Black Freedom Struggle. New York: Pantheon Books in cooperation with the United States Capitol Historical Society, 1990.

Bennett, Lerone Jr. What Manner of Man: A Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. Chicago: Johnson Pub. Co., 1976.

Cone, James H. Martin & Malcolm & America: A Dream or a Nightmare. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 1991.

Dyson, Michael Eric. I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Free Press, 2000.

Garrow, David J., editor. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Civil Rights Leader, Theologian, Orator. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Carlson Pub., 1989.

Jackson, Thomas F., From Civil Rights to Human Rights: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Struggle for Economic Justice. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006.

King, Dexter Scott (with Ralph Wiley). Growing Up King: An Intimate Memoir. New York: Intellectual Properties Management in association with Warner Books, 2003.

Oates, Stephen B. Let the Trumpet Sound: The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Harper & Row, 1982.

Lincoln, C. Eric, editor. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Profile. New York: Hill and Wang, 1984.

Pepper, William F. An Act of State: The Execution of Martin Luther King. New York: Verso, 2003.

Selected Videos:

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective. Written and Directed by Thomas Friedman; Produced by S. Leigh Savidge. Santa Monica, CA: Xenon Entertainment Group, 1994.

Uses rare film footage & photographs to show how Dr. King's ideas, thoughts & causes evolved in the face of changes in the civil rights movement.

I Have a Dream. Oak Forest, ILL: MPI Home Video, 1986.

Recording of Martin Luther King's televised speech given on August 28, 1963, to the civil rights marchers at the Lincoln Memorial, with additional footage from other demonstrations and King's funeral.

King, Montgomery to Memphis. Produced by Ely Landau. Beverly Hills, CA: Pacific Arts Video: Distributed by Pacific Arts Corp., 1988.

Dramatic account of the struggle for equality and justice waged by both black and white Americans from 1955 to 1968. Records the fiery and triumphant battle of Martin Luther King, Jr. and depicts his philosophy of non-violence.

Martin, the Emancipator: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King. Producer and Writer, W.C. Gordon and Hilary Clay Hicks; Directed and Edited by Bob Grant. Pasadena, Calif.: United Standard Media Corporation, 1985.

Documentary portrayal of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., utilizing films and still photography. Included are interviews with civil rights leaders and other figures whose lives interacted with or were affected by Dr. King.

The Speeches of Martin Luther King. Producer, Darrell Moore. Oak Forest, ILL.: MPI Home Video, 1990.

Presents a collection of Martin Luther King's major speeches and minor asides, tracing the development of his oratorical style.

Selected Articles About the King Holiday:

Brathwaite, Kwame. "Stevie Wonder Leads March on Washington Seeking King's Birthday As a National Holiday." Everybody's: The Caribbean-American Magazine. volume 24, number 1, (February 28, 2000): 11.

"The Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Remains Unobserved at Some Prestigious College Campuses." The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, number 27. (Spring, 2000):48-49.

McClane, Kenneth A. "Essays - A King's Holiday: A Personal Reminiscence of Dr. Martin Luther King." The Antioch Review., 60, number. 4, (2002): 678.

Petrie, Phil W. "NAACP, PUSH March for King Holiday in South Carolina." The Crisis. volume 110, issue 4, (July/August 2003): 66.

"Proclamations: Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday." Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents., 31, number 2, (January 16, 1995): 49.

Starosta, William J. "A National Holiday for Dr. King?: Qualitative Content Analysis of Arguments Carried in the Washington Post and New York Times." Journal of Black Studies, volume 18, number. 3. (March, 1988): 358-378.

Wolfson, Adam and Daniel Patrick Moynihan. "The Martin Luther King We Remember." Public Interest, (Summer 2003): 39.


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		Print This Page Martin Luther King, Jr. Bibliography Compiled by Eric Kofi Acree, Librarian (http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/guides/king.html) Books/Pamphlets Written by King: Speeches by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. about the War in Vietnam. New York: Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam, 1968. Strength to Love. New York: Harper & Row, 1963. Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story. New York: Harper, 1958. A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings of Martin Luther King, Jr. New York:Harper & Row, 1986. The Trumpet of Conscience. New York:Harper & Row, 1967. Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? Boston: Beacon Press, 1967. Why We Can't Wait. New York: Harper & Row, 1964. Selected Books About King: Abernathy, Donzaleigh. Partners to History: Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph David Abernathy, and the Civil Rights Movement. New York: Crown Publishers, 2003. Albert, Peter J. and Ronald Hoffman, editors. We Shall Overcome: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Black Freedom Struggle. New York: Pantheon Books in cooperation with the United States Capitol Historical Society, 1990. Bennett, Lerone Jr. What Manner of Man: A Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. Chicago: Johnson Pub. Co., 1976. Cone, James H. Martin & Malcolm & America: A Dream or a Nightmare. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 1991. Dyson, Michael Eric. I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Free Press, 2000. Garrow, David J., editor. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Civil Rights Leader, Theologian, Orator. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Carlson Pub., 1989. Jackson, Thomas F., From Civil Rights to Human Rights: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Struggle for Economic Justice. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006. King, Dexter Scott (with Ralph Wiley). Growing Up King: An Intimate Memoir. New York: Intellectual Properties Management in association with Warner Books, 2003. Oates, Stephen B. Let the Trumpet Sound: The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Harper & Row, 1982. Lincoln, C. Eric, editor. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Profile. New York: Hill and Wang, 1984. Pepper, William F. An Act of State: The Execution of Martin Luther King. New York: Verso, 2003. Selected Videos: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective. Written and Directed by Thomas Friedman; Produced by S. Leigh Savidge. Santa Monica, CA: Xenon Entertainment Group, 1994. Uses rare film footage & photographs to show how Dr. King's ideas, thoughts & causes evolved in the face of changes in the civil rights movement. I Have a Dream. Oak Forest, ILL: MPI Home Video, 1986. Recording of Martin Luther King's televised speech given on August 28, 1963, to the civil rights marchers at the Lincoln Memorial, with additional footage from other demonstrations and King's funeral. King, Montgomery to Memphis. Produced by Ely Landau. Beverly Hills, CA: Pacific Arts Video: Distributed by Pacific Arts Corp., 1988. Dramatic account of the struggle for equality and justice waged by both black and white Americans from 1955 to 1968. Records the fiery and triumphant battle of Martin Luther King, Jr. and depicts his philosophy of non-violence. Martin, the Emancipator: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King. Producer and Writer, W.C. Gordon and Hilary Clay Hicks; Directed and Edited by Bob Grant. Pasadena, Calif.: United Standard Media Corporation, 1985. Documentary portrayal of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., utilizing films and still photography. Included are interviews with civil rights leaders and other figures whose lives interacted with or were affected by Dr. King. The Speeches of Martin Luther King. Producer, Darrell Moore. Oak Forest, ILL.: MPI Home Video, 1990. Presents a collection of Martin Luther King's major speeches and minor asides, tracing the development of his oratorical style. Selected Articles About the King Holiday: Brathwaite, Kwame. "Stevie Wonder Leads March on Washington Seeking King's Birthday As a National Holiday." Everybody's: The Caribbean-American Magazine. volume 24, number 1, (February 28, 2000): 11. "The Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Remains Unobserved at Some Prestigious College Campuses." The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, number 27. (Spring, 2000):48-49. McClane, Kenneth A. "Essays - A King's Holiday: A Personal Reminiscence of Dr. Martin Luther King." The Antioch Review., 60, number. 4, (2002): 678. Petrie, Phil W. "NAACP, PUSH March for King Holiday in South Carolina." The Crisis. volume 110, issue 4, (July/August 2003): 66. "Proclamations: Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday." Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents., 31, number 2, (January 16, 1995): 49. Starosta, William J. "A National Holiday for Dr. King?: Qualitative Content Analysis of Arguments Carried in the Washington Post and New York Times." Journal of Black Studies, volume 18, number. 3. (March, 1988): 358-378. Wolfson, Adam and Daniel Patrick Moynihan. "The Martin Luther King We Remember." Public Interest, (Summer 2003): 39.