During the Church Committee hearings in 1975, counsel members described evidence that indicated that J. Edgar Hoover had directed the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to collect information that could discredit social reformers. Curtis Smothers, a committee investigator, testified that FBI agents attempted to sway public opinion against Martin Luther King Jr.

Following the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. focused his attention on ending poll requirements in Southern states that prevented many African Americans from voting. At the march, King addressed a crowd of more than 50,000 people from the steps of the Alabama state capitol. Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 the following year.

The assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. by James Earl Ray on April 4, 1968, ignited a series of riots and protests throughout the nation. That evening, Robert F. Kennedy delivered a speech from a street corner in Indianapolis urging peace and calmness. On April 5 President Lyndon B. Johnson broadcast a radio address that declared April 7 a national day of mourning and called for an emergency meeting of Congress to discuss strategies...

This historical film packages nine short segments on Martin Luther King, Jr., for February's Black History Month. Stories include "King Holiday," "MLK/Wreath-laying," "Jackson/MLK," King/Civil Rights," "Reagan/Kids," "MLK Bust/Capitol," "Andy Young Reflects," "MLK Celebration/Atlanta," and "MLK Celebration/Washington, D.C.

The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 sparked riots in predominantly African-American neighborhoods throughout the country. On the evening of the assassination, Senator Robert F. Kennedy delivered a speech asking for calm.

Original footage highlights Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dramatic speeches and conversations spanning 1956 to 1968, including his last address on April 3, 1968, the night before his assassination.

What begins as a routine class project for a diverse group of sixth-graders turns into a magical, time-traveling adventure they'll never forget! Authentic historical footage of Martin Luther King Jr. is blended with colorful animation as the students learn about - and actually meet - the civil rights leader who challenged all Americans to turn his dream of freedom into reality. Produced in association with the King family, "Our Friend, Martin" features...

The civil rights movement discovers the power of mass demonstrations as the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. emerges as its most visible leader. Some demonstrations succeed; others fail. But the triumphant March on Washington, D.C., under King's leadership, shows a mounting national support for civil rights. President John F. Kennedy proposes the Civil Rights Act.

On December 1, 1955, one black woman refused to give up her seat in a "white's only" section of a public bus. The bus stops. Montgomery, Alabama stopped. In a time when resentment gave birth to rebellion and a gesture has the power to bring about change, Rosa Parks, by her single act, inspired the will to make history and helped make a leader out of Martin Luther King, Jr. This single act is considered the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.

Set in 1965, during the turbulent early days of the right-to-vote movement. The story of a young schoolgirl in Selma, Alabama, who is inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to resist the degradation that her fellow African-Americans are suffering.