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Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day: a celebration of the birth of one of America's greatest leaders. An advisor to three presidents, Dr. King helped bring the message of the Civil Rights Movement into the White House.

Images Index

MLK and Ike: Images

President Eisenhower with Civil Rights Leaders Important Civil Rights Documents VIEW IMAGE and Speeches

Articles MLK and JFK: MLK Bibliographies President Kennedy Meets with the Leaders of the March on Washington Links VIEW IMAGE

Robert F. Kennedy with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. VIEW IMAGE

MLK and LBJ:

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and LBJ VIEW IMAGE

President Johnson Signing the 1964 Civil Rights Act VIEW IMAGE

President Johnson Meeting with Civil Rights Leaders VIEW IMAGE

President Johnson Meeting with Civil Rights Leaders VIEW IMAGE

President Johnson Reacts to News of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassination VIEW IMAGE

President Johnson watches News Reports About King's Assassination VIEW IMAGE

President Johnson and Dr. Martin Luther King VIEW IMAGE

MLK:

Leaders of the Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. VIEW IMAGE

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Civil Rights March VIEW IMAGE

Time Martin Luther King, Jr. Photo Essay from Time Magazine

The Presidents:

President Dwight D. Eisenhower VIEW IMAGE

President Eisenhower Signing the Civil Rights Act VIEW IMAGE

President Eisenhower and Kennedy VIEW IMAGE

President John F. Kennedy VIEW IMAGE

President Kennedy and Johnson VIEW IMAGE

President Johnson Taking the Oath of Office VIEW IMAGE

President Johnson on the Telephone VIEW IMAGE

President Johnson Meeting with Civil Rights Leader Whitney Young VIEW IMAGE

President Johnson Signing the 1964 Civil Right Act VIEW IMAGE

President Johnson Signing the 1964 Civil Rights Act

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Sources:

Images of American Political History

Lyndon Baines Johnson Library Image Archive

Important Documents and Speeches

The Bill of Rights - December 15, 1791 VIEW DOCUMENT

President Lincoln's "House Divided" Speech - June 16, 1858 VIEW TRANSCRIPT

The Emancipation Proclamation - January 1, 1863 VIEW DOCUMENT

The 13th Amendment - January 31, 1865 VIEW DOCUMENT

President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address - March 4, 1865 VIEW TRANSCRIPT

The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution - June 13, 1866 VIEW DOCUMENT

The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution - February 26, 1869 VIEW DOCUMENT

President Roosevelt's Executive Order 8802: Discrimination in the Defense Industry - June 25, 1941 VIEW DOCUMENT

President Truman's Civil Rights Message - February 2, 1948 VIEW TRANSCRIPT

Eleanor Roosevelt's Universal Declaration of Human Rights - April 10, 1948 VIEW DOCUMENT

President Truman's Executive Order 9981: Desegregation of the Armed Forces - July 26, 1948 VIEW DOCUMENT

Brown v. Board of Education - May 17, 1954 VIEW DOCUMENT

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Address to the First Montgomery Improvement Association - December 5, 1955 VIEW TRANSCRIPT

President Eisenhower's Executive Order 10730: Desegregation of Central High School - September 23, 1957 VIEW DOCUMENT

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" - April 16, 1963 VIEW DOCUMENT

President Kennedy's Civil Rights Announcement - June 11, 1963 VIEW TRANSCRIPT

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech - August 28, 1963 VIEW TRANSCRIPT

President Johnson's "Let Us Continue" Speech - November 27, 1963 VIEW TRANSCRIPT

The Civil Rights Act - July 2, 1964 VIEW DOCUMENT

President Johnson's Remarks Upon Signing the Civil Rights Bill - July 2, 1964 VIEW TRANSCRIPT

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Nobel Lecture - December 11, 1964 VIEW TRANSCRIPT

President Johnson's "We Shall Overcome" Speech - March 15, 1965 VIEW TRANSCRIPT

President Johnson's Howard University Commencement Address - June 4, 1965 VIEW TRANSCRIPT

The Voting Rights Act - August 6, 1965 VIEW DOCUMENT

President Johnson's Executive Order 11246: Equal Employment Opportunity - September 24, 1965 VIEW DOCUMENT

Robert F. Kennedy's Day of Affirmation Address - June 6, 1966 VIEW TRANSCRIPT

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" Speech - April 3, 1968 VIEW TRANSCRIPT

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Robert F. Kennedy's Statement on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. - April 4, 1968 VIEW TRANSCRIPT

President Johnson's Statement on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. - April 4, 1968 VIEW TRANSCRIPT

President Johnson's Address to the Nation Proclaiming a Day of Mourning - April 5, 1968 VIEW TRANSCRIPT

President Clinton's Proclamation of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday - January 14, 1994 VIEW TRANSCRIPT Articles

FDR:

FDR, A. Phillip Randolph, and the desegregation of the defense industries - The White House Historical Association READ ARTICLE

Truman:

Truman, A. Philip Randolph, and the desegregation of the armed forces - The White House Historical Association READ ARTICLE

Executive Order 9981: Desegregation of the Armed Forces - U.S. News & World Report READ ARTICLE

IKE:

Domestic Politics - PBS American Experience READ ARTICLE

JFK:

Freedom: A History of Us - "We Shall Overcome" - PBS READ ARTICLE

LBJ:

Freedom: A History of Us - "We Shall Overcome" - PBS READ ARTICLE

LBJ Champions the Civil Rights Act of 1964, by Ted Gittinger and Allen Fisher - National Archives Prologue READ ARTICLE

MLK:

Freedom: A History of Us - "We Shall Overcome" - PBS READ ARTICLE

Martin Luther King's Style of Leadership, by Dr. Peter J. Ling - BBC History READ ARTICLE

Obituary: Martin Luther King Jr.: Leader of Millions in Nonviolent Drive for Racial Justice - The New York Times READ ARTICLE

Time 100: Martin Luther King, by Jack E. White - Time Magazine READ ARTICLE

Bibliographies

Cornell University Bibliography VIEW BIBLIOGRAPHY

Louisiana State University Bibliography VIEW BIBLIOGRAPHY

National Archives Digital Classroom Bibliography VIEW BIBLIOGRAPHY

National Park Service Bibliography VIEW BIBLIOGRAPHY

Nobel Prize Biography and Bibliography VIEW BIBLIOGRAPHY

PBS American Experience Bibliography VIEW BIBLIOGRAPHY

University of California Santa Barbara Bibliography VIEW BIBLIOGRAPHY

Links

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C-SPAN: A Civil Rights Resource VISIT SITE

The History of Jim Crow VISIT SITE

JFK Library and Museum: Civil Rights Leaders and the President VISIT SITE

Library of Congress: American Memory - The Civil Rights Era VISIT SITE

Library of Congress: Wise Guide to Martin Luther King VISIT SITE

Long Island University: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King VISIT SITE

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum VISIT SITE

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project VISIT SITE

National Archives: Assassination Records - Dr. Martin Luther King VISIT SITE

National Archives: Civil Rights and the Eisenhower Administration VISIT SITE

National Archives: Civil Rights - Brown vs. Board of Education VISIT SITE

National Archives: School Desegregation and Civil Rights Stories: President Harry S. Truman VISIT SITE

National Civil Rights Museum VISIT SITE

National Park Service: Martin Luther King, Jr. VISIT SITE

The Seattle Times: Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement VISIT SITE

TIME Newsfile: Civil Rights Movement VISIT SITE

Truman Presidential Museum and Library: Desegregation of the Armed Forces VISIT SITE

Vincent Voice Library at Michigan State University: Martin Luther King, Jr. VISIT SITE

Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation VISIT SITE

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