"The Sword and the Shield is a dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King that transforms our understanding of the twentieth century's most iconic African American leaders. Peniel E. Joseph reveals a nuanced portrait of two men who, despite markedly different backgrounds, inspired and pushed each other throughout their adult lives. This is a strikingly revisionist biography, not only of Malcolm and Martin, but also of the movement and era...

April, 1967: a prison escape. James Earl Ray, nondescript thief and con man, drifts through the South, into Mexico, and then Los Angeles, where he is galvanized by George Wallace's racist presidential campaign. February, 1968: a Memphis garbage strike. Martin Luther King joins the sanitation workers' cause, but their march turns violent. King vows to return to Memphis in April. Historian Sides follows Ray and King as they crisscross the country, one...

A documentary from filmmakers Orlando Bagwell and Noland Walker beginning on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The story captures the speech that changed the world's thoughts on racism, and concludes five years later at a motel in Memphis.

Discusses the work of Martin Luther King, Jr., during the five years before his death, arguing that the media, the public, and history have "conveniently" forgotten his efforts following 1963's March on Washington because his more radical social justice demands are more difficult for many to embrace.

A professor of history and the noted author and editor of several books on the civil rights struggle, D. Clayborne Carson was selected by the estate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to edit and publish Dr. King's papers. Drawing upon an unprecedented archive of King's own words--including unpublished letters and diaries, as well as video footage and recordings--Dr. Carson creates an unforgettable self-portrait of Dr. King. In his own vivid, compassionate...

A portrait of a man whose dream changed America.

Witness the compelling and dramatic story of the 1963 March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King gave his stirring "I Have a Dream" speech. This watershed event in the Civil Rights Movement helped change the face of America. Recounts the events when 250,000 people came together to form the largest demonstration the young American democracy had ever seen.

An introduction to the work of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the day celebrated in his honor.