Martin Luther King Jr.

Critically acclaimed biographer, Marshall Frady writes on American race relations during the Civil Rights area, and provides an inspiring portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Examines his contribution as a philosopher and theologian to issues of racial and social justice and his drive to eradicate oppression through the doctrine of nonviolence.

Reduced to sound bites and video-clips, Martin Luther King's image has become one of a starry-eyed dreamer and conformist, contends Dyson in this attempt to reclaim the man he views as heroic and flawed.

Second book in the "America in the King Years," trilogy, "Pillar of Fire" provides a frank, revealing portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- haunted by blackmail, factionalism, and hatred while he tried to hold the nonviolent movement together as a dramatic force in history.

Selections from Dr. King’s speeches and writings illustrating his vision, his passion, and his faith.

Examines King's Birmingham campaign for civil rights, and the history of the struggle and the tasks that await future generations fighting for equality.

King lays out his thoughts, plans, and dreams for America’s future, including the need for better jobs, higher wages, decent housing, and quality education.

Chronicles the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott sparked by Mrs. Rosa Park's refusal to give up her seat to a white male, describing the plans and problems of a nonviolent campaign, reprisals by the white community, and the eventual attainment of desecrated city bus service

This historical compilation features highlights of major speeches given by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and an impromptu eulogy for Dr. King, given by Robert F. Kennedy in 1968.

Through news footage and dramatization, this program shows Martin Luther King Jr.’s arrest in Birmingham, Alabama, for defying a court order banning public demonstrations. While in jail, he wrote the document that became one of the fundamental arguments behind the civil rights movement.