“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” – MLK Jr. This MLK Day, take time to reflect on his legacy. Stream the MLK collection on Kanopy, free with your library card at kanopy.com/category/11269.
Memphis, Spring 1968 marked the dramatic climax of the Civil Rights movement. At the River I Stand skillfully reconstructs the two eventful months that transformed a strike by Memphis sanitation worker into a national conflagration, and disentangles the complex historical forces that came together with the inevitability of tragedy at the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr: I Have A Dream
This historical compilation features highlights of major speeches given by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. – August 28, 1963
- Brown Chapel, Selma, Alabama – March 8, 1965
- Final Speech, day before Dr. King`s Assassination – April 3, 1968
- Robert F. Kennedy Eulogy – April 4, 1968
King: A Filmed Record…Montgomery To Memphis
Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, King: A Filmed Record is a monumental documentary that follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activist to world-renowned leader of the Civil Rights movement. Rare footage of King’s speeches, protests, and arrests are interspersed with scenes of other high-profile supporters and opponents of the cause, punctuated by heartfelt testimonials by some of Hollywood’s biggest stars.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered today as an American hero: a bridge-builder, a shrewd political tactician, and a moral leader. Yet throughout his history-altering political career, he was often treated by U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies like an enemy of the state. This documentary lays out a detailed account of the FBI surveillance that dogged King’s activism throughout the ’50s and ’60s, fueled by the racist and red-baiting paranoia of J. Edgar Hoover. In crafting a rich archival tapestry, featuring some revelatory restored footage of King, Pollard urges us to remember that true American progress is always hard-won.
