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Martin Luther King, Jr.: His vision, his legacy today.

01.21.2008

I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. I believe that what self-centered men have torn down, men other-centered can build up. I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and nonviolent redemptive goodwill will proclaim the rule of the land.

     Most of these people will never make the headlines and their names will not appear in Who's Who. Yet when years have rolled past and when the blazing light of truth is focused on this marvelous age in which we live -- men and women will know and children will be taught that we have a finer land, a better people, a more noble civilization -- because these humble children of God were willing to suffer for righteousness' sake.

    --Martin Luther King, Jr., "Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech," December 10, 1964

     Here are some resources to explore as we consider the legacy Martin Luther King Jr. and his efforts in the American Civil Rights movement:

     The library has compiled a bibliography of resources—books by and about Dr. King, along with videos and additional web resources—that relate to Dr. King’s life, work, and vision for America. http://faculty.taylor.edu/zondervan/MLKDay/mlk-bib.html

Lana Gottschalk, Reference Librarian