Audio Clips & Web Links

Audio Clips

Address to Civil Rights Marchers in Washington, DC
RealAudio file of Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech delivered at the Lincoln Memorial, August 28, 1963.

King's Washington Speech
Several short clips from King's "I have a dream" speech delivered at the 1963 march on Washington.

Robert F. Kennedy Speech - On the Death of Martin Luther King
Speech delivered by RFK announcing the assassintation of Martin Luther King to a gathering of African Americans in Indianapolis, Indiana, April 4, 1968. Text and audio of the entire speech. RealAudio required. Short WAV clips also included.

Web Links

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University
"This site contain secondary documents written about Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as primary documents written during King's life. While this is a work in progress, it is the site for documents by and about MLK.

Martin Luther King's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
Text of speech deliverd December 10, 1964 in Oslo, Norway.

Martin Luther King Jr. Winner of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Peace
Background information and Internet links from the Nobel Prize Internet Archive.

Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence
"Speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on April 4, 1967, at a meeting of Clergy and Laity Concerned at Riverside Church in New York City. "

The Martin Luther King You Don't See On TV
An article by Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon that appeared in Media Beat , January 4, 1995, and discusses MLK's involvement as a prominent opponent of the Vietnam War.

Letter From Birmingham Jail
Full-text of a lengthy letter from MLK dated April 16, 1963 written in response to a published statement of criticism by eight clergymen from Alabama.

"I Have a Dream"
Full-text of the speech delivered by Martin Luther King at the August 28, 1963 March on Washington on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to an audience of 250,000 people.

Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.- Final Words of Advice
From Martin Luther King Jr.'s last book Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Comunity? New York: Haper & Row, 1967. This is a segment from the chapter titled "Where Are We Going" and states his support for a guaranteed income policy then under discussion. Note: This book is available in Waldo Library under the call number E185.615 .K5 1968.

Quotes by Martin Luther [King]
A number of short quotes with the title of speech, book, etc. From site titled Martin Luther King Jr.