Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Photo, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X waiting for press conference, Marion S. Trikosko, Library of Congress

Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors one man, but it also honors ideals of civic action. How much do you know about this holiday?

A day of service, commemoration, and evaluation.

Photo, DSCN0681, joelogon, Oct. 1, 2011, Flickr

People can identify (some of) the words of Martin Luther King Jr. Can you place these quotes?

Photograph, The Children's crusade & the Role of Youth..., AP/Wide World Photos.

More than 1,400 speeches, sermons, and other writings of Martin Luther King, mostly covering the period from 1929 to 1968

The Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial opened to the public in 2011, but it's not the first memorial to Dr. King. Take this quiz to find out more about memorials to King nationwide. FIND OUT MORE »

Learning Resources

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Living Black History: Preserving Malcolm X's Legacy

Black history and studies scholar Manning Marable looks at the significance of [...] »

Rhetoric or Reality: Civil Rights Under Siege

Screencap, Rhetoric or Reality: Civil Rights Under Seige

Economist and author Dr. Julianne Malveaux delivers the keynote address for MIT [...] »

Freedom Now! An Archival Project of Tougaloo College and Brown University

Flyer, Council of Federated Organizations. . . , 1964, Tougaloo College Archives

Immerse yourself in the historical struggle for the African American vote in [...] »

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Teaching Resources

Explore ideas for teaching about social justice

Stories in History: Is Narrative an American Approach?

Print, "The End of the Story," 1915, Power O'Malley, NYPL Digital Gallery

How do children in different countries learn history? Is the role of narrative [...] »

Opening Up the Textbook: Rosa Parks

Photo, Woman fingerprinted. . . , 1956, Associated Press, Library of Congress

The textbook is examined as one source among many, rather than a final [...] »

Examining Adolescent Stories About Racial Diversity

photographic print, Shirley Chisholm, head-and-shoulders portrait, 1965 November

How do factors such as race and ethnicity shape young peoples’ perspectives the [...] »

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Quizzes

How much do you know about Dr. King?

Voices in the Whirlwind

Photo, Civil Rights March on Washington, DC , 1963, NARA

To each prophet, a certain way of speaking. Match civil rights leaders with [...] »

In Dr. King's Words

People can identify (some of) the words of Martin Luther King Jr. Can you place [...] »

Monuments to a Dream: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorials

Photo, "Peace Plaza. . . ," 2008, Old Shoe Woman, Flickr Commons, cc

Answer these questions about memorials to the life and ideals of MLK. [...] »

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