MLK Jr Commission Resources
Core Educational Resources
- The King Center: Classroom Resources
- Offers lesson plans, interactive activities, video libraries, and virtual field trips to the
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park. Includes guides for teachers and
literacy-focused children’s book readings.
- Offers lesson plans, interactive activities, video libraries, and virtual field trips to the
- Stanford University: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute
- Provides access to thousands of primary documents, photographs, and
publications. Features the Online King Records Access (OKRA) database and
multimedia tools like Freedom’s Ring, an interactive version of the “I Have a Dream”
speech.
- Provides access to thousands of primary documents, photographs, and
- PBS NewsHour Classroom: MLK Day Resources
- Ready-to-use lesson plans and videos covering King’s speeches, the March on
Washington, and civil rights history. Includes literary and visual analysis of “I Have a
Dream” and “Letter from Birmingham Jail."
- Ready-to-use lesson plans and videos covering King’s speeches, the March on
- WXXI Education: MLK Resources Collection
- Curated resources from PBS LearningMedia for grades 6–12, including video clips,
primary source activities, and historical context on King’s leadership and
nonviolence.
- Curated resources from PBS LearningMedia for grades 6–12, including video clips,
Public & Government Resources
- The King Center (Official Site)
- The official organization founded by Coretta Scott King, offering programs, archives,
and public engagement opportunities.
- The official organization founded by Coretta Scott King, offering programs, archives,
- Congressional Research Service: MLK Day Fact Sheet
- Provides legislative history, presidential proclamations, and government resources
tied to the federal holiday.
- Provides legislative history, presidential proclamations, and government resources
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