{"id":10402,"date":"2023-01-13T15:31:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T20:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/?p=10402"},"modified":"2023-01-13T15:32:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T20:32:40","slug":"martin-luther-king-jr-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/index.php\/2023\/01\/13\/martin-luther-king-jr-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Luther King, Jr. 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10402\" class=\"elementor elementor-10402\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19a3b8f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19a3b8f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f59377a\" data-id=\"4f59377a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7249e90d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7249e90d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Martin Luther King, Jr. Day<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e7b3a8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e7b3a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Mercer University Libraries honors Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 16. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights activist 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\/Henry Academic Centers and the Swilley Library. Lastly, be sure to watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pTN1DNMbUC4\">YouTube video<\/a> with Rev. Dr. Thomas Slater, professor emeritus in the McAfee School of Theology, who discusses Dr. King\u2019s speeches and sermons.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc4ca6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc4ca6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Film Spotlight<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/en\/mercer\/video\/5299769\"><em>King in the Wilderness: The Final Years of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr<\/em><\/a>. is a documentary that chronicles the last three years of Dr. King\u2019s life. It\u2019s available to stream on <a href=\"https:\/\/mercer.libguides.com\/az.php?a=k&amp;p=1\">Kanopy<\/a>, which is available through the Mercer University Libraries.<\/p><p><strong>Books<\/strong><\/p><p>Browse a few of these books available through the libraries.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991005010057105956\">To Shape a New World: Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Tommie Shelby<\/a> and Brandon Terry<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991005010161705956\">Killing King: Racial Terrorists, James Earl Ray, and the Plot to Assassinate Martin Luther King Jr. by Stuart Wexler and Larry Hancock<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991004892600405956\">The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King, Jr., Clayborne Carson, Ralph Luker, and Penny Russell<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991005046927505956\">LIFE: Martin Luther King, Jr. by The Editors of LIFE, Charles Johnson, and John Lewis<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991004992328605956\">Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference by David Garrow<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991005007997205956\">The Seminarian: Martin Luther King, Jr. Comes of Age by Patrick Parr and David Garrow<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Web Resources<\/strong><\/p><p>For more information about Martin Luther King, Jr., see the resources below.<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thekingcenter.org\/\">The King Center<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/naacp.org\/find-resources\/history-explained\/civil-rights-leaders\/martin-luther-king-jr\">National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/prizes\/peace\/1964\/king\/biographical\/\">The Nobel Prize<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinginstitute.stanford.edu\/\">The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute (Stanford University)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/kenburns\/unum\/playlist\/martin-luther-king-jr\">Martin Luther King, Jr. (UNUM Ken Burns\/PBS)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74e1ab09\" data-id=\"74e1ab09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa2080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8aa2080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/martin-luther-king-jr-day-2023-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10405\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/martin-luther-king-jr-day-2023-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/martin-luther-king-jr-day-2023-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/martin-luther-king-jr-day-2023-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/martin-luther-king-jr-day-2023.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c3e2a2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c3e2a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3656444a\" data-id=\"3656444a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Martin Luther King, Jr. Day The Mercer University Libraries honors Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 16. 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