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1) Citizen King
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
This story begins on the steps on the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963 when a 34-year-old preacher galvanized millions with his dream for an America free of racism. It comes to a bloody end almost five years later on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. In the years since those events unfloded, the man at the center, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has become a mythic figure, a minister whose oratory is etched into the minds of millions of Americans,...
Series
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"Not that long ago, African Americans were denied basic rights and opportunities in the United States, but one man's work and dedication helped change the future for our country - not just for African Americans, but for all Americans. In Martin Luther King, Jr., kids will take an in-depth look at the life of this civil rights leader and learn about his commitment to nonviolence in the pursuit of social change. From his days as a minister in Alabama...
4) All the way
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The formidable challenges faced by President Lyndon Johnson in his tumultuous first year in office; from his accidental ascension to the presidency in November 1963, to his relentless fight to win passage of the Civil Rights Bill with the election of 1964 looming.
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Set in 1965, during the turbulent early days of the right-to-vote movement. The story of a young schoolgirl in Selma, Alabama, who is inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to resist the degradation that her fellow African-Americans are suffering.
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Documents the story of assassin, James Earl Ray, his target, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the turbulent forces in American society that led these two men to their violent and tragic collision in Memphis in April of 1968. Explores the disparate, yet entwined stories of Ray and King to create a complex portrait of America in 1968.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Four sixth-graders venture back in time and meet Martin Luther King, Jr., as a boy and learn about the struggle for civil rights and about King's place in that historic fight.
Authentic historical footage is blended with colorful animations as students learn about the civil rights leader who challenged all Americans to turn his dream of freedom into reality.
8) Selma
Publisher
Paramount
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historical struggle to secure voting rights for all people. A dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1964.
9) MLK/FBI
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Based on newly declassified files, Sam Pollard's resonant film explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Explores the FBI's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr., based on declassified documents and incorporating archival footage.
10) MLK/FBI
Publisher
RLJE Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Explores the FBI's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr., based on declassified documents and incorporating archival footage.
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