Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. : A Select Bibliography

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The Social Sciences Division

The D.C. Public Library owns many books related to the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This bibliography includes a brief selection, biographies, King’s writings and speeches, books related to the civil rights movement and children’s materials. Please consult the library catalog for additional items and the most current holdings.


This bibliography includes biographies, video recordings, and children's works, works about the life and works of  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Biographies

92 K53BA
Barber, Terry. Martin Luther King, Jr. Edmonton: Grass Roots Press, 2006.

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Bennett, Lerone. What Manner of Man: A Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., Chicago: Johnson Pub. Co., 1986.

92 K53JO
Johnson, Charles Richard. King: The Photobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Viking Studio, 2000.

92 K53DY
Dyson, Michael Eric. I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr., New York: Free Press, 2000.

92 K53E
Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968: An Ebony Picture Biography. Chicago: Johnson Pub. Co., 2007.

92 K53FA
Fairclough, Adam. Martin Luther King, Jr. Athens: GA: University of Georgia Press, 1995.

92 K53FRA
Frady, Marshall. Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Penguin Group, 2002.

92 K53HAR
Harding, Vincent. Martin Luther King, The Inconvenient Hero. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2008.

92 K53JA
Jackson, Troy. Becoming King: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Making of a National Leader. Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2008.

92 K53LIN
Ling, Peter J. Martin Luther King, Jr. London: Mitchell Lane Publishers, 2002.

92 K53LI
Lischer, Richard. The Preacher King: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Word that Moved America. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.

92 K53M
McElrath, Jessica. The Everything Martin Luther King, Jr. Book: The Struggle, the Dream, the Legacy. Avon, MA: Adams Media, 2008.

92 K53RA
Ramdin, Ron. Martin Luther King, Jr. London: Haus, 2004.

92 K53SI
Sitkoff, Harvard. King: Pilgrimage to the Mountaintop. New York: Hill and Wang, 2008.

Philosophical Thought

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Burns, Stewart. To the Mountaintop: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Sacred Mission to Save America, 1955-1968. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2004.

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Burrow, Rufus. Martin Luther King, Jr. for Armchair Theologians. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2009.

92 K53DE
Deats, Richard L. Martin Luther King, Jr., Spirit-Led Prophet: A Biography. Hyde Park, NY: New York City Press, 1999.

92 K53SM
Smith, Ervin. The Ethics of Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: E. Mellen Press, 1981.

92 K53WA
Watley, William D. Roots of Resistance: The Nonviolent Ethic of Martin Luther King, Jr. Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 1985.

230.6109 W741
Wills, Richard W. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Image of God. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.

230.6109 B181
Baldwin, Lewis V. To Make the Wounded Whole: The Cultural Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1992.

261.8092 Z57
Zepp, Ira G. The Social Vision of Martin Luther King, Jr.:Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. Brooklyn, New York: Carlson Publishing, 1989.

286.135 D751
Downing, Frederick L. To See the Promised Land: The Faith Pilgrimage of Martin Luther King, Jr., Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1986.

320.01 W232
Walton, Hanes. The Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Westport, CT: Greenwood Pub. Corp., 1971.

323.092 W811
Ayers, Alex, ed. The Wisdom of Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Meridian, 1993.

323.092 J14
Jackson, Thomas F. From Civil Rights to Human Rights: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Struggle for Economic Justice. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007.

323.092 J76
Jones, Clarence B. What Would Martin Say? New York: Harper & Row, 2008.
323.4092 C68 Colaiaco, James A. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Apostle of Militant Nonviolence. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1988.

Civil Rights Movement

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Garrow, David J. Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. New York: W. Morrow, 1986.

323.092 K52
King, Coretta Scott. My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1993.

323.0922 K878
Kotz, Nick. Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Laws that Changed America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005.

323.092 S359
Schneier, Marc. Shared Dreams: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Jewish Community. Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Pub., 1999.

323.092 S386
Schulke, Flip. He Had a Dream: Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement. New York: W.W. Norton, 1995.

323.092 S9575
Sundquist, Eric J. King's Dream. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2009.
 323.092 S958
Sunnemark, Fredrik. Ring Out freedom! : The Voice of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Making of the Civil Rights Movement. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2004.

323.1196 A146
Abernathy, Donzaleigh. Partners to History: Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph David Abernathy, and the Civil Rights Movement. New York: Crown Publishers, 2002.

323.1196 B317
Bass, Patrik Henry. Like a Mighty Stream: The March on Washington, August 28, 1963. Philadelphia: Running Press, 2002.

323.1196 M3793
Kirk, John A. ed. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement: Controversies and Debates. Basingstoke, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

323.1196 W287
Warren, Dan R. If it Takes All Summer: Martin Luther King, the KKK, and States' Rights in St. Augustine, 1964. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press, 2008.

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Dyson, Michael Eric. April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death and Transformation of America. New York: Basic Books, 2008.

331.8928 B422
Beifuss, Joan Turner. At the River I Stand: Memphis the 1968 Strike and Martin Luther King. Brooklyn, New York: Carlson Publishing, 1989.

331.8928 H7723
Honey, Michael K. Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King's Last Campaign. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2007.

973.0496 B816AT
Branch, Taylor. At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006.

973.0496 B816
Branch, Taylor. Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988.

973.0496 B816P
Branch, Taylor. Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years, 1963-65. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.

973.0496 C747
Cone, James H. Martin & Malcolm & America: A Dream or a Nightmare. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 1991.

323.0922 H853
Howard-Pitney, David. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and the Civil Rights Struggle of the 1950s and 1960s: A Brief History with Documents. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004.

Writings and Speeches

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King, Martin Luther, Jr. The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr., New York: Newmarket Press, 2001.

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---. The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Berkeley: University of California Press, 1992.

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---. The Measure of a Man. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1988.

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---. A Knock at Midnight: Inspiration from the Great Sermons of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., New York: Intellectual Properties Management, 1998.

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---. Strength to Love. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1981.

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 ---. The Trumpet of Conscience. Massey Lectures. New York: Harper & Row, 1968.

323.092 K53C
King, Martin Luther. A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., New York: Intellectual Properties Management, 2001.

323.092 K53D
---. Dream: The Words and Inspiration of Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulder, CO: Blue Mountain Press, 2007.

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---. A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings of Martin Luther King, Jr., San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1986.

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Clark, Kenneth. King, Malcolm, Baldwin: Three Interviews. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1985.

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---. I Have a Dream. San Francisco, CA: HarperSanFrancisco, 1993.

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---. Letter from the Birmingham Jail. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1994.

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

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---. The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Intellectual Properties Management, 1998.

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Hansen, Drew D. The Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Speech that Inspired a Nation. Waterville, ME: Thorndike Press, 2004.

306.0973 L881
The Lost Massey Lectures: Recovered Classics from Five Great Thinkers. Toronto: Anansi, 2007.

323.092 K53
King, Martin Luther, Jr. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Companion: Quotations from the Speeches, Essays, and Books of Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993.

323.092 M648
Miller, Keith D. Voice of Deliverance: The Language of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Its Sources. NewYork: Free Press, 1992.

323.092 Q93
Eubanks, Steve. comp. Quotable King: Words of Wisdom, Inspiration, and Freedom by and about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: One of America's Great Civil Rights Leaders. Nashville, TN: Towle House Pub., 2002.

323.092 R551
Rieder, Jonathan. The Word of the Lord is Upon Me: The Righteous Performance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008.

323.173 K53A
King, Martin Luther, Jr. Why We Can't Wait. New York: Harper & Row, 1964.

323.173 K53W
---. Where Do We Go From Here, Chaos or Community? New York: Harper & Row, 1967.

252.0097 A512 Cushman, Robert. comp. American Sermons: The Pilgrims to Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Library of America, 1999.

King Assassination

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Lane, Mark. Murder in Memphis: The FBI and the Assassination of Martin Luther King. New York: Thunder’s Mouth Press, 1993.

364.1524 M517W
Melanson, Philip H. Who Killed Martin Luther King? Berkeley, CA: Odonian Press, 1993.


364.1524 P424AC
Pepper, William. An Act of State: The Execution of Martin Luther King. New York: Verso, 2008.

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Posner, Gerald L. Killing the Dream: James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Random House, 1998.

364.1524 R263A
Ray, James Earl. Who Killed Martin Luther King? : The True Story by the Alleged Assassin. Washington, DC: National Press Books, 1993.

364.1524 R264
Ray, John Lary. Truth at Last: The Untold Story of James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Guilford, CT: Lyons Press, 2008.

973.923 R595
Risen, Clay. A Nation on Fire: America in the Wake of the King Assassination. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2009.

Children’s Literature

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Feeney, Kathy. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Photo-Illustrated Biography. Mankato, MN: Bridgestone Books, 2002.

JUV 92 KIN
Mara, Wil. Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Children's Press, 2002.

JUV 92 KIN
Myers, Walter Dean. I've seen the Promised Land: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2004.

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KING Bader, Bonnie. Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 2008.

JUV 92 KING
Bolden, Tonya. M.L.K.: Journey of a King. New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2007.

JUV 92 KING
Fandel, Jennifer. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2006.

JUV 92 KING
Fleming, Alice Mulcahey. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Dream of Hope. New York: Sterling Pub. Co., 2008.

JUV 92 KING
Hinton, KaaVonia. Martin Luther King, Jr. Hockessin, DE: Mitchell Lane Publishers, 2009.

JUV 92 KING
Manheimer, Ann S. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Dreaming of Equality. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 2005.

JUV 92 KING
Patrick, Denise Lewis. A Lesson for Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Aladdin, 2003.

JUV 92 KING
Rappaport, Doreen. Martin's Big Words: The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2001.

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Rau, Dana Meachen. Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Children's Press, 2001.

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Trueit, Trudi Strain. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. New York: Children’s Press, 2007.

JUV 92 KIN
Walker, Pam. Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Children's Press, 2001.

JUV 323.09 DOERING
Doering, Amanda. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Honoring a Civil Rights Hero. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2006.

JUV 323.09 FARRIS
Farris, Christine King. March On! : The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World. New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2008.

JUV 323.09 MICHELSON
Michelson, Richard. As Good as Anybody: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March Toward Freedom. New York: A.A. Knopf, 2008.

JUV 394.26 NOBLEMAN
Nobleman, Marc Tyler. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Minneapolis, MN: Compass Point Books, 2005.

JUV E MCNAMARA
McNamara, Margaret. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. New York: Capstone Press, 2007.

Videorecordings

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Citizen King, Produced and directed by Orlando Bagwell and W. Noland Walker. 120 min. Alexandria, VA: PBS Home Video, 2004. Videodisc.

DVD 92 K53W
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A Historical Perspective. Produced and directed by David Kalish. 80 min. Santa Monica, CA: Xenon Pictures, Inc, 2002. Videodisc.

DVD 323.092 K52
King Man of Peace in a Time of War.60 min. North Hollywood, CA: PassPort Video, 2007. Videodisc. DVD

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Martin Luther King, Jr.: I Have a Dream, 25 min. Rolling Bay, WA: Nostalgia Co., 2004, Videodisc.

DVD 323.0973 E97
Eyes on the Prize. Produced and directed by Henry Hampton. 120 min. Alexandria, VA: PBS Video, 2006, Videodisc.

DVD 323.0923 V889
Voices of Civil Rights, Produced and directed by Jeffrey Tuchman. 243 min. Burlington, VT: A&E Home Video, 2006. Videodisc.

DVD JUV 394.26 MAR
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 23 min. Wynewood, PA: Schlessinger Media, 2004. Videodisc.

VIDEO JUV 92 KIN
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Produced and directed by Melissa Reilly and Paul R. Gagne. 8 min. Norwalk, CT: Weston Woods, 2002. Videodisc.

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January 2010