Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Resources at the University of Chicago Library
Before Barack Obama and Beyond: Minorities and the Right to Vote in the United States: An Historical Perspective A Brief Bibliography compiled by D'Angelo Law Library
Visit the Library's 2009 contribution to King Week: Friday, January 16th 11:30am - 1:00pm, Special Collections Research Center Gallery, Regenstein Library
Integrating the Life of the Mind: African Americans at the University of Chicago, 1870-1940
After a brief introduction to the exhibition and time for viewing, take time for quiet reflection on the life of Dr. King with an audio-visual presentation featuring Dr. King and the civil rights struggle.
Finding library resources on Dr. King and African American Studies
- Finding books: library catalog, Lens, WorldCat
- Finding articles: Academic Search Premier, America: History and Life, ATLA Religion Index
- Finding electronic resources: Database Finder, subject African American Studies
- Relevant subject webpages at the University of Chicago Library: African American Studies, History, Law, Religion, Other subjects
Primary Sources for African American History 1865-2004
Resources at the D'Angelo Law Library
Resources from the Library's 2007 exhibit
- Bibliography on Artists and the American Civil Rights Movement (PDF)
- Films on Civil Rights (PDF)
- Bibliography on MLK and Religious Studies (PDF)
- Bibliography on Womanist Theologies (PDF)
- Bibliography on Black Theologies (PDF)
- PowerPoint presentation on MLK and Religious Studies
Important websites:
- The King Center (Atlanta)
- The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute (Stanford University)
- University of Chicago Race and Religion Workshop
Resources from the Library's 2008 exhibit
Library's 2008 contribution to King Week: an exhibition about Dr. King's Letter from Birmingham Jail, the source of this year's theme, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." The exhibit is located in the Regenstein Library reading areas on floors two, three, and four. The exhibit begins on the fourth floor with a display about the transmission of the letter. It continues on the third floor with a display about the historical context of the letter and concludes on the second floor with a display of some of the sources referred to in the letter. The exhibit will be on display from January 15th to February 15th.
- Read the Letter
- 1963 Timeline
- Bibliography on the "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (RefShare version, PDF)