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Luther King, Jr. links:
Make every day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in 2006 "I
Have A Dream" Speech by Martin Luther King, Jr,
www.mecca.org/~crights/dream.html
The
King Center
The
King Center was established in 1968 by Coretta Scott King. The
King Center is the official, living memorial dedicated to the advancement of
the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., leader of America’s greatest
nonviolent movement for justice, equality and peace.
More
than 650,000 visitors from all over the world are drawn annually to the King
Center to pay homage to Dr. King, view unique exhibits illustrating his life
and teachings and visit the King Center’s Library, Archives, his final
resting place, his birth home, gift shop and other facilities. Located in
Atlanta’s Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, The King Center
utilizes diverse communications media, including books, audio and video
cassettes, film, television, CDs and web pages, to reach out far beyond its
physical boundaries to educate people all over the world about Dr. King’s
life, work and his philosophy and methods of nonviolent
conflict-reconciliation and social change.
www.thekingcenter.org
MLK
Day of Service
“Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.” – Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.
www.mlkday.org
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day On the Net
Each year on the third Monday of January schools, federal
offices, post office and banks across America close as we celebrate the
birth, the life and the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
It is a time for the nation to remember the injustices that
Dr. King fought. A time to remember his fight for the freedom, equality, and
dignity of all races and peoples. A time to remember the message of change
through nonviolence. We've got stories of Martin
Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement.
www.holidays.net/mlk
INFOPLEASE: Martin Luther King Day biography, timeline, quotes, and more
www.infoplease.com/spot/mlkjrday1.html
Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project
The
King Papers Project is a major research effort to assemble and disseminate
historical information concerning Martin Luther King, Jr. and the social
movements in which he participated.
Initiated by the Atlanta-based The King Center, the King Papers Project is
one of only a few large-scale research ventures focusing on an African
American. In 1985 the King Center's founder and president Coretta Scott King
invited Stanford University historian Clayborne Carson to become the
Project's director and senior editor. As a result of Dr. Carson's selection,
the Project became a cooperative venture of Stanford University, the King
Center, and the King Estate.
The
King Papers Project's principal mission is to publish a definitive
fourteen-volume edition of King's most significant correspondence, sermons,
speeches, published writings, and unpublished manuscripts. The published
volumes of The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr., have already influenced
scholarship and become essential reference works. Building upon this
research foundation, the Project also engages in other related educational
activities. Using multimedia and computer technology to reach diverse
audiences, it has greatly increased the documentary information about King's
ideas and achievements that is available to popular as well as scholarly
audiences. The Project also offers unique opportunities for students to
become involved in its research through the King Fellowship Program.
The
Liberation Curriculum is designed to support the work of high school
teachers by fostering professional development and curricular innovation
through the use of internet and multimedia technology. The goal of the
project is to create historically accurate and pedagogically effective
educational materials that address issues of social justice and human
rights, while meeting state and national frameworks. Participating teachers
collaborate with KPP staff to develop academically rigorous lesson plans
that encourage critical inquiry and inspire civic engagement. Access to an
online learning community, coupled with a series of workshops, gives
teachers the necessary resources and support to fully integrate the
Liberation Curriculum into their teaching. Lesson plans are made available
to the public through the Liberation Community website.
Dr.
Carson is actively seeking an endowment for the creation of the Martin
Luther King Jr. Research Institute on Stanford's campus. This institute will
focus on research studies into issues of social justice, social change and
social reconciliation.
In
addition to core funding from Stanford University, the King Papers Project
receives financial support from the National Endowment for the Humanities,
the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, foundations,
corporations, and individual donors.
www.stanford.edu/group/King
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, Georgia
National Park Service site.
www.nps.gov/malu
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