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Bordeaux - Adult Movie 1 available
DVD 323.1196 F7734L
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Bordeaux - Adult Movie 1 available DVD 323.1196 F7734L Green Hills - Adult Movie 1 available DVD 323.1196 F7734L Hermitage - Adult Movie 1 available DVD 323.1196 F7734L | |
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Special Collections - Tennesseana 1 available
Special Coll. VIDEO 973 F7734
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c1998 | HBO Home Video | 1 videocassette (102 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. | English | Library Use Only
Special Collections - Tennesseana 1 available Special Coll. VIDEO 973 F7734 |
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The Birmingham Campaign was launched in 1963. Martin Luther King Jr. and other activists were soon jailed, but it was the participation of the children that advanced the momentum of the Birmingham movement. They marched alongside the adults and were taken to jail with them as well. Because the 16th St. Baptist Church was close to the downtown area, it was an ideal location to hold rallies and meetings. On Sunday morning, Sept. 15, 1963, dynamite planted...
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Hermitage - Adult Biography 1 available
B K537k
Special Collections - Civil Rights Room 1 available
Special Coll. B K537k
Thompson Lane - Adult Biography 1 available
B K537k
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1998 | Warner Books | xi, 400 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
Hermitage - Adult Biography 1 available B K537k Special Collections - Civil Rights Room 1 available Special Coll. B K537k Thompson Lane - Adult Biography 1 available B K537k |
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An autobiography of the Baptist minister Martin Luther King, Jr., compiled and edited from articles, essays, speeches, sermons, letters, and other sources, examining his private and public life and describing his involvement in many important events in the civil rights movement.
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Special Collections - Grantham 1 available
Special Coll. B K537g Grantham
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Edmondson Pike - Adult Biography 1 available B K537g | |
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Special Collections - Civil Rights Room 1 available Special Coll. B K537g NCR Special Collections - Grantham 1 available Special Coll. B K537g Grantham |
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2006 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Blackstone Publishing | English | Available Online
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2015 | OverDrive | Open Road Media | English | Available Online
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2015 | Open Road Media | English | Available Online
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize: The definitive biography of Martin Luther King Jr.
In this monumental account of the life of Martin Luther King Jr., professor and historian David Garrow traces King's evolution from young pastor who spearheaded the 1955–56 bus boycott of Montgomery, Alabama, to inspirational leader of America's civil rights movement. Based on extensive research and more than seven hundred interviews, with subjects...
In this monumental account of the life of Martin Luther King Jr., professor and historian David Garrow traces King's evolution from young pastor who spearheaded the 1955–56 bus boycott of Montgomery, Alabama, to inspirational leader of America's civil rights movement. Based on extensive research and more than seven hundred interviews, with subjects...
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Edmondson Pike - Adult Movie 1 available
DVD 323.0973 B4149m
North - Adult Movie 1 available
DVD 323.0973 B4149m
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2006 | SpeechWorks | 1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Edmondson Pike - Adult Movie 1 available DVD 323.0973 B4149m North - Adult Movie 1 available DVD 323.0973 B4149m |
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Original footage highlights Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dramatic speeches and conversations spanning 1956 to 1968, including his last address on April 3, 1968, the night before his assassination.
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Bordeaux - Adult Movie 1 available
DVD 973.0496 B6271a
Edmondson Pike - Adult Movie 1 available
DVD 973.0496 B6271a
Green Hills - Adult Movie 1 available
DVD 973.0496 B6271a
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[2013] | PBS Distribution | 2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Bordeaux - Adult Movie 1 available DVD 973.0496 B6271a Edmondson Pike - Adult Movie 1 available DVD 973.0496 B6271a Green Hills - Adult Movie 1 available DVD 973.0496 B6271a |
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. embarks on a deeply personal journey through the last fifty years of African American history. Joined by leading scholars, celebrities, and a dynamic cast of people who shaped these years, Gates travels from the victories of the civil rights movement up to today, asking profound questions about the state of black America, and our nation as a whole.
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Bordeaux - Adult Movie 1 available
DVD 973.0496073 B6275h v.3
East - Adult Movie 1 available
DVD 973.0496073 B6275h v.3
Madison - Adult Movie 1 available
DVD 973.0496073 B6275h v.3
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c2007 | St. Clair Vision | 1 videodisc (198 min.) : sd., b&w with color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Bordeaux - Adult Movie 1 available DVD 973.0496073 B6275h v.3 East - Adult Movie 1 available DVD 973.0496073 B6275h v.3 Madison - Adult Movie 1 available DVD 973.0496073 B6275h v.3 |
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Selection of documentaries, interviews, and other archival footage illustrating African American history.
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Special Collections - Historical Audiovisual Collection 1 available
Special Coll. DVD B R971b
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2002 | California Newsreel | 1 videodisc (83 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Library Use Only
Special Collections - Historical Audiovisual Collection 1 available Special Coll. DVD B R971b |
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A documentary examining the life of Bayard Rustin, one of the first "freedom riders," an adviser to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and A. Philip Randolph, and an organizer of the 1963 March on Washington. However, Rustin was forced to play a background role in landmark civil rights events because he was homosexual. This feature-length portrait unfolds both chronologically and thematically, using interviews with others, and Rustin's own voice, taken from...
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Hermitage - Adult Non-Fiction 1 available
323.092 K537c
Special Collections - Civil Rights Room 2 available
Special Coll. 323.092 K537c
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c2001 | Warner Books | xi, 225 p.; 20 cm. | English | On Shelf
Hermitage - Adult Non-Fiction 1 available 323.092 K537c Special Collections - Civil Rights Room 2 available Special Coll. 323.092 K537c |
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Green Hills - Adult Audiobook 1 available
CD AUDIO 323.092 K537cU
Main Library - Adult Audiobook 1 available
CD AUDIO 323.092 K537cU
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p2001 | [Distributed by] Recorded Books | 7 sound discs (8 hr.) Digital, dolby ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Green Hills - Adult Audiobook 1 available CD AUDIO 323.092 K537cU Main Library - Adult Audiobook 1 available CD AUDIO 323.092 K537cU |
9) Citizen King
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Edmondson Pike - Adult Movie 1 available
DVD B K537cW
Madison - Adult Movie 1 available
DVD B K537cW
Southeast - Adult Movie 1 available
DVD B K537cW
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c2004 | PBS Home Video | 1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Edmondson Pike - Adult Movie 1 available DVD B K537cW Madison - Adult Movie 1 available DVD B K537cW Southeast - Adult Movie 1 available DVD B K537cW |
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"In exploring the last few years of his life, this ... American experience production traces King's efforts to recast himself by embracing causes beyond the civil rights movement, by becoming a champion of the poor and an outspoken opponent of the war in Vietnam. Tapping into a rich archive of photographs and film footage and using diaries, letters, and eyewitness accounts of fellow activists, friends, journalists, political leaders and law enforcement...
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c2002, 1994 | Xenon Pictures, Inc | 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
North - Adult Movie 1 available DVD 323.092 D756 |
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1994. | Kanopy | Xenon Pictures | 1 online resource (streaming video file) (61 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound | English | Available Online
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He was the conscience of the struggle for civil rights—and one of its many heroic martyrs. this documentary offers a one-of-a-kind examination of Dr. King’s extraordinary life. Using rare and largely unseen film footage and photographs, this film (endorsed by the King Foundation) explores how Dr. King’s ideas, beliefs and methods evolved in the face of the rapidly changing climate of the Civil Rights Movement.. To study Dr. King’s compelling...
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[2006] | Full screen. | PBS Video | 1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Green Hills - Adult Movie 1 available DVD 323.1196 E975p v.5 |
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Power! (1966-1968) : Across America, the call for "Black Power" mobilizes communities for change in strikingly different ways as told through the perspectives of Black Panther Party members, teachers, and politicians. -- container.
Promised land (1967-1968) : Hear leaders and activists reflect on Martin Luther Kings, Jr's crusade to overcome the fragmenting civil rights movement. -- container.
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2013. | First U.S. edition. | Bloomsbury Press | xviii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. | English | On Shelf
Donelson - Adult Non-Fiction 1 available 323 R551g |
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2013 | OverDrive | Bloomsbury Publishing | English | Available Online
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2013 | Bloomsbury Publishing | English | Available Online
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Jonathan Rieder delves deeper than anyone before into the King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" --illuminating both its timeless message and its crucial position in the history of civil rights.
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Inglewood - Teen Biography 1 available
YA B K537f
Southeast - Teen Biography 1 available
YA B K537f
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2013 | Rev. ed. | Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press | 154 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm. | English | On Shelf
Inglewood - Teen Biography 1 available YA B K537f Southeast - Teen Biography 1 available YA B K537f |
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Edmondson Pike - Adult Movie 1 available
DVD 781.644 B8783j
Madison - Adult Movie 1 available
DVD 781.644 B8783j
North - Adult Movie 1 available
DVD 781.644 B8783j
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c2009 | Shout! Factory | 1 videodisc (82 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Edmondson Pike - Adult Movie 1 available DVD 781.644 B8783j Madison - Adult Movie 1 available DVD 781.644 B8783j North - Adult Movie 1 available DVD 781.644 B8783j |
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A concert by James Brown at the Boston Garden performed the day after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. and broadcast the same night on WGBH Boston.
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[2013], ©2013 | Kino Classics | 2 videodiscs (181 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Watkins Park - Adult Movie 1 available DVD 323.092 K521 |
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The life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama, and culminating with his assassination in Memphis in 1968. Including archival footage, this film is an indispensable primary resource of a pivotal moment in American and world history. Originally screened in theaters for only a single night in 1970.
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North - Adult Movie 1 available
DVD 323.092 K521g
Watkins Park - Adult Movie 1 available
DVD 323.092 K521g
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[2008] | Distributed by New Video | 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
North - Adult Movie 1 available DVD 323.092 K521g Watkins Park - Adult Movie 1 available DVD 323.092 K521g |
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Forty years after Martin Luther King's assassination, newsman Tom Brokaw, takes viewers through the extraordinary life and times of America's civil rights visionary. Go beyond the legend to portray the man, the questions, the myths, and the relevance of Dr. King's message in today's world.
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Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction 2 available
323.0973 B816k
Special Collections - Civil Rights Room 1 available
Special Coll. 323.0973 B816k
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2013. | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. | Simon & Schuster | 210 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction 2 available 323.0973 B816k Special Collections - Civil Rights Room 1 available Special Coll. 323.0973 B816k |
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Bellevue - Adult Audiobook 1 available
PLAYAWAY 323.0973 B816k
Richland Park - Adult Audiobook 1 available
PLAYAWAY 323.0973 B816k
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[2013], p2013 | Unabridged. | [Distributed exclusively by] Recorded Books, LLC | 1 sound media player (6 hr., 30 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Adult Audiobook 1 available PLAYAWAY 323.0973 B816k Richland Park - Adult Audiobook 1 available PLAYAWAY 323.0973 B816k |
Description
This work includes selections from the America in the King Years trilogy with new introductions by the author. The essential moments of the Civil Rights Movement are set in historical context by the Pulitzer Prize winning author of the America in the King Years trilogy which includes Parting the Waters; Pillar of Fire; and At Canaan's Edge. This volume brings to life eighteen pivotal dramas, beginning with the impromptu speech that turned an untested,...
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Bellevue - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
j323.1196 P2752m
Bordeaux - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
j323.1196 P2752m
Green Hills - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
j323.1196 P2752m
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c2009 | Viking | 72 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available j323.1196 P2752m Bordeaux - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available j323.1196 P2752m Green Hills - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available j323.1196 P2752m |
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This book recounts the three months of protest that took place before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s landmark march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery to promote equal rights and help African-Americans earn the right to vote.
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2012 | 1st ed. | National Geographic | 104 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available j323.092 B351m |
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Explores how the media, politics, the civil rights movement, and labor protests all converged to set the scene for one of Dr. King's greatest speeches and for his tragic death on April 4, 1968, in Memphis.
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Special Collections - Civil Rights Room 1 available
Special Coll. B K53h
Special Collections - Civil Rights Room 1 available
Special Coll. B K53h 2008
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c1996 | x, 146 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. | Library Use Only
Special Collections - Civil Rights Room 1 available Special Coll. B K53h | ||
2008 | Rev. ed. | xii, 164 p. ; 21 cm. | Library Use Only
Special Collections - Civil Rights Room 1 available Special Coll. B K53h 2008 |