Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Letter from Birmingham Jail is an open letter written on April 16, 1963, by Martin Luther King, Jr. The letter defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism. It says that people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws, and to take direct action rather than waiting potentially forever for justice …

Strength to Love is a book by Martin Luther King, Jr. It was published in 1963 as a collection of his sermons primarily on the topic of racial segregation in the United States and with a heavy emphasis on permanent religious values. King's writings reflect his deep understanding for the need of agape, a love that is …

Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historic account of the 1955-56 Montgomery Bus Boycott. Dr. King's first book, Stride Toward Freedom describes the conditions of African Americans living in Alabama during the era, and chronicles the events and participant's planning and …

Collects the personal papers of Martin Luther King Jr. from January 1961 to August 1962, that sees King stop participating in Freedom Rides and his arrest in Albany.