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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project - This is the home page of the Stanford University consortium that serves to custodian some of the original papers of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This site is fully interactive, complete with biography information, selected speeches/sermons/interviews in .pdf format for download, and audio recordings. It also has an interactive timeline as well as lesson plan suggestions. Date visited - 9/30/03. http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/
The Seattle Times: Martin Luther King, Jr. - This is a site constructed by The Seattle Times with the purpose, perhaps, for educating the general public and young people during Black History Month or King's Birthday Celebration (or perhaps for the 40th anniversary of the March on Washington). It contains general biographic information, speech texts and audio recordings of his famous speeches and sermons (there are a few that are not as popular located here), images from his early career to the end, and lesson plans. The image section also contains personal images from King during atypical times as well, and it contains images from other notable Civil Rights events. Finally, it includes links to other important sites, and contains interviews from those who either knew him or were influenced by him. Date visited - 9/30/03. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/
The King Center - This site is dedicated to the mission of the King Center in Atlanta, GA, which is operated by his widow Coretta Scott King. It contains basic information concerning King, but most of the information located here pertains to the various projects the center is tackling. For example, it sponsors an online training tutorial pertaining to many of King's philosophical beliefs, including non-violent direct action. Date visited - 9/30/03. http://www.thekingcenter.com/tkc/index.asp
Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute - This is Life magazine's tribute to King's legacy. It contains wonderful photos of King during various stages of his social career, and cover images. Date visited - 9/30/03. http://www.life.com/Life/mlk/
KODAK: Powerful Days in Black and White - This is veteran photographer Charles Moore's website dedicated to various images taken during the civil rights era. It includes personal photos that deal with various subjects and themes that attempt to preserve the emotions of the times. Date visited - 9/30/03. http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/moore/mooreIndex.shtml
Civil Rights: An Overview from the Law Perspective - This is the Cornel University Law Department's site dedicated to understanding the Civil Rights Act of 1964, in addition to preserving links focusing on relevant federal, state, local, and international resources. These links include the U.S. Constitution, recent cases regarding civil rights litigation from all levels, and international cases. Though the language and material might be above the heads of some high school aged students, this could be a wonderful resource for teachers in terms of pure content. Date visited - 9/30/03. http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/civil_rights.html
TIME: 100 Leaders and Revolutionaries - This is TIME magazine's profile of the great movers and shakers of the 20th Century, with this particular article focused on King's legacy. Written by veteran writer Jack White, the article not only provides an historical treatment of the history, it also provides an acute and timely historical analysis of what King actually meant to the nation. It also includes a basic timeline and an interesting side bar addressing the question, "what if King had lived?" Date visited - 9/30/03. http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/king.html
Dr. Martin Luther King Scavenger Hunt - This is a cute website that has been constructed to guide students or others alike on a tour of King's life, philosophies, and events. It also refers to other links, some of which are posted here, that add substance to what they focus on. Date visited - 10/1/03. http://users.rcn.com/tstrong.massed/Martin.htm
King Biography: Nobel Prize Site - The official Nobel Prize sponsors' biography of this destinguished lauriet is good, but it contains an important print book bibliography that would be useful for further research on King. Date visited - 10/1/03. http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html
The Montgomery Bus Boycott Page - This site is dedicated to preserving the events that culminated to the successful bus boycott in Montgomery, AL, circa 1955. Of course, this was the event that noted Rosa Parks in the history books, and catapulted Dr. King into the national spotlight. The site contains several papers written about the boycott, including lesson plans, images, and primary sources. Date visited - 10/2/03. http://web.archive.org/web/20010405212733/socsci.colorado.edu/~jonesem/montgomery.html
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