Looks at part of the life of Martin Luther King from 1955 to his assassination on 4 April 1968. Provides interviews with his widow and with Congressman Andrew Young, and includes footage of the civil rights campaign led by King; the bus boycotts; the Klu Klux Klan’s violent campaign; the non-violent civil disobedience; the filling of jails with arrested non-violent campaigners; and the huge marches for peace.
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In ACMI's collection
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ACMI Identifier
507457
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Peace movements
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → African Americans - Civil rights
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Civil rights - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Discrimination - United State
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ku-Klux Klan
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Peace movements
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Protest movements
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Racism
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → African Americans - History
History → African Americans - Segregation - History
History → United States - History - 20th century
People → King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)