In His Own Words
Over the years, the words and sentiments of Dr. King have been quoted, misquoted, twisted, and distorted. Here you can find, courtesy of the King Research and Education Institute at Stanford University, a few lesser-known speeches, sermons, essays, and articles that reveal more clearly, I believe, the MLK beyond the caricatures. Let freedom ring.
Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Author(s) Clayborne Carson, ed.MIA Mass Meeting at Holt Street Baptist Church
“Our Struggle”
“When Peace Becomes Obnoxious”
“Facing the Challenge of a New Age,” Address Delivered at NAACP Emancipation Day Rally
“Nonviolence and Racial Justice”
“The Birth of a New Nation,” Sermon Delivered at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
“Give Us the Ballot,” Address Delivered at the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom
“A Look to the Future,” Address Delivered at Highlander Folk School’s Twenty-fifth Anniversary Meeting
“Loving Your Enemies,” Sermon Delivered at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
Farewell Statement for All India Radio
Palm Sunday Sermon on Mohandas K. Gandhi, Delivered at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
“My Trip to the Land of Gandhi”
“The Social Organization of Nonviolence”
“Pilgrimage to Nonviolence”
The Man Who Was a Fool, Sermon Delivered at the Detroit Council of Churches’ Noon Lenten Services
“Can A Christian Be a Communist?” Sermon Delivered at Ebenezer Baptist Church
Draft of Chapter X, “Shattered Dreams”
Draft of Chapter I, “A Tough Mind and a Tender Heart”
Draft of Chapter III, “On Being a Good Neighbor”
Draft of Chapter XIII, “Our God is Able”
Draft of Chapter XIV, “The Mastery of Fear or Antidotes for Fear”
Draft of Chapter XV, “The Answer to a Perplexing Question”
“A Knock at Midnight”
Listen to Dr. King's famous last words.