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In Remembrance of Martin: Excerpt from "I've Been to the Mountaintop" by Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Call Number: XX(3663521.1) Online Collection
Publication Date: 1986
This documentary examines Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy. In a prophetic speech in Memphis, April 3, 1968, the day before his assassination, Martin Luther King, Jr., speaks about seeing the promised land.

Excerpt from "I've Been to the Mountaintop" Speech:

Excerpt from "I've Been to the Mountaintop" Speech:

Well, I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn't matter with me now, because I've been to the mountaintop.

And I don't mind.

Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land!

And so I'm happy, tonight.

I'm not worried about anything.

I'm not fearing any man!

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord!

Videos in the Online Collection

At the River I Stand
This documentary unravels the complex historical forces that turned a strike by Memphis sanitation workers into a national conflagration, ultimately leading to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Producer: California Newsreel
Civil Rights Historians Discuss Martin Luther King Jr.
To mark the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in 2005, PBS NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown speaks with civil rights author Nick Kotz and Roger Wilkins, history professor at George Mason University. Producer: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective
This documentary traces the life of Dr. Martin Luther King and the development of his non-violent philosophies over the course of the historic Civil Rights Movement. Producer: Xenon Pictures, Inc
History Shorts: MLK's Final Cause
In the last year of his life, Martin Luther King Jr. expanded his cause beyond Civil Rights, and advocated to lift all Americans out of poverty. Distributed by A&E Television Networks.
King in the Wilderness
King in the Wilderness follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the volatile last three years of his life, from the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 to his assassination in April 1968. Producer: HBO
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Clergyman and Activist
King secured the progress of the African American civil rights movement in the U.S. He delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.
Martin Luther King Press Conference
This classic episode of Press Conference USA—a panel discussion in which well-known correspondents question a leading personality in the news—features the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King. Robert Lodge is moderator. From the National Archives and Records Administration. (30 minutes)

DVDs

The 60s by Brokaw, Tom
Call Number: DVD 370 Part 1
ISBN: 9781422927656
Publication Date: 2009
From the glamorous years of the Kennedy administration to the triumph of the first moonwalk, viewers are escorted through the period's world-changing events, including the Cuban missile crisis; the civil rights movement; the assassinations of John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr.; urban riots; the Vietnam War; and the peace movement it fostered.
MLK: A Call to Conscience by Palmer, Allan
Call Number: DVD 378
ISBN: 9781608832842
Publication Date: 2010
This episode delves into one of Martin Luther King Jr.'s greatest speeches, Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence, which Dr. King delivered on April 4, 1967. Today this speech is acknowledged to be one of the most powerful ever written by Dr. King and Smiley deconstructs the meaning of the speech, and puts it in a contemporary context, particularly in light of our nation's current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A Ripple of Hope by Boggs, Donald
Call Number: DVD 458
ISBN: 9781608832064
Publication Date: 2009
On April 4, 1968, across the street from the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, a gunman fired a rifle and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. lay mortally wounded. As news of King's assassination spread, American cities were engulfed in chaos and fear. Despite the violence raging across the country, Robert F. Kennedy went to Indiana and made one of the great political speeches of the 20th century. The inspiring moment in American history is told through interviews from those who were in the crowd that night.
In Remembrance of Martin by King, Coretta Scott
Call Number: DVD 539
ISBN: 9781415709276
Publication Date: 2005
Personal comments from family members, friends, former classmates, and advisors are chronicled in this moving piece honoring Dr. Martin Luther King. Includes the "I have a dream" speech on the Lincoln Memorial and other memorable events.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Media

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Excerpt from "I've Been to the Mountaintop" Speech:

Videos in the Online Collection

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