{"id":11093,"date":"2024-01-15T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/?p=11093"},"modified":"2024-01-12T12:38:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T17:38:50","slug":"martin-luther-king-jr-day-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/index.php\/2024\/01\/15\/martin-luther-king-jr-day-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11093\" class=\"elementor elementor-11093\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70a68752 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70a68752\" 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-686c3694\" data-id=\"686c3694\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1df00bb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1df00bb4\" 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-27638acb\" data-id=\"27638acb\" 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-588d44d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"588d44d8\" 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 2024<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c91e23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21c91e23\" 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 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\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pTN1DNMbUC4&amp;t=17s\">interview<\/a> with Rev. Dr. Thomas Slater, professor emeritus in the McAfee School of Theology, who discussed Dr. King\u2019s speeches and sermons. This video will also be streamed in the Swilley Library. <\/p><p><strong>Film Spotlight<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/en\/mercer\/video\/13726846\"><em>MLK\/FBI<\/em><\/a> is a documentary that accounts the Federal Bureau of Investigation&#8217;s (FBI) excessive and unwarranted surveillance of Dr. King. It&#8217;s available to stream on <a href=\"https:\/\/mercer.libguides.com\/az\/databases?a=k\">Kanopy<\/a>, which is accessible 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:\/\/catalog.mercer.edu\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/1gjll8d\/alma991005527438605956\">Chasing King&#8217;s Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.&#8217;s Assassin by James Swanson<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.mercer.edu\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/1gjll8d\/alma991005430746605956\">The Preacher King: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Word that Moved America by Richard Lischer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.mercer.edu\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/1gjll8d\/alma991005543280905956\">Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life in American History by Jamie Wilson<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.mercer.edu\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/1gjll8d\/alma991004885984705956\">The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Clayborne Carson<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.mercer.edu\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/1gjll8d\/alma991004890158905956\">A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King, Jr. and James Melvin Washington<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/thekingcenter.org\/\">The King Center<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/entity\/martin-luther-king-jr\/m051cc?hl=en\">Google Arts and Culture<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/explore\/stories\/5-things-know-surprising-facts\">National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiaencyclopedia.org\/articles\/arts-culture\/martin-luther-king-jr-1929-1968\/\">New Georgia Encyclopedia<\/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>\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-23b1eb54\" data-id=\"23b1eb54\" 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-d609dbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d609dbd\" 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\/2024\/01\/MLK_Day_Resources_24-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11083\" alt=\"Drawn image of Martin Luther King, Jr. with the text injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere and MLK Day.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MLK_Day_Resources_24-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MLK_Day_Resources_24-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MLK_Day_Resources_24-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MLK_Day_Resources_24.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-65b49693 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65b49693\" 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-4660bfd3\" data-id=\"4660bfd3\" 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-5634508f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5634508f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2024 The Mercer University Libraries commemorates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 15. 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