The Mercer University Libraries commemorates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 15. Martin Luther King, Jr., and other civil rights activists, were dedicated to the fight for freedom and equality. Check out the film, books, and web resources below about Dr. King, and visit the table displays at the Douglas and Henry Regional Academic Centers and the Swilley Library. Lastly, be sure to watch last year’s interview with Rev. Dr. Thomas Slater, professor emeritus in the McAfee School of Theology, who discussed Dr. King’s speeches and sermons. This video will also be streamed in the Swilley Library.

Film Spotlight

MLK/FBI is a documentary that accounts the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) excessive and unwarranted surveillance of Dr. King. It’s available to stream on Kanopy, which is accessible through the Mercer University Libraries.

Books

Browse a few of these books available through the libraries.

• Chasing King’s Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassin by James Swanson
• The Preacher King: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Word that Moved America by Richard Lischer
• Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life in American History by Jamie Wilson
• The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Clayborne Carson
• A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King, Jr. and James Melvin Washington

Web Resources

For more information about Martin Luther King, Jr., see the resources below.

• The King Center
• Google Arts and Culture
• National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC)
• New Georgia Encyclopedia
• Martin Luther King, Jr. (UNUM Ken Burns/PBS)