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Adams, Russell. “Martin Luther King, the Nobel Peace Prize 1964.” Les Prix Nobel. 1972.
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html
In this short article about King, Russell tells the life and times of Martin Luther King Jr. Russell talks about everything from the schooling King had as a young boy to when he graduated and the work he participated in with his father. The article talks about King and his work he completed at Boston University. He did work for his doctorate in 1953 and received his degree in 1955. Russell mentioned how King felt strongly about the Civil Rights movement and for fellow members of his race. King was a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which was the leading organization for the Civil Rights Movement. King participated in many movements and boycotts in ways to help the Civil Rights Movement. After much time and hard work, King was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

“Civil Rights Movement.” Encyclopedia Britannica. 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 7 April 2008.
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9082763/civil-rights-movement
This article, from the Britannica Encyclopedia talks much about the Civil Rights movement and the racially segregated facilities in the South. The 13th and 15th amendments were mentioned as the two amendments that gave black Americans fundamental citizenship rights. Also mentioned was the Civil Rights Act of 1975, which provided equal accommodations for blacks and whites in public areas. The article also talks about Rosa Parks and her attempts in changing Civil Rights Laws. Many other movements were mentioned such as the sit in, The Civil Rights Act, and the Voting Rights Act.

“The Civil Rights Struggle in Modern Times.” CNN Interactive. 1997. CNN Online. 1997.
http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1997/mlk/links.html
This timeline from CNN online offers many different facts about different events that took place during the Civil Rights Movement. Not only does CNN mention people such as Rosa Parks, who many are familiar with, but they also speak of smaller events that are unknown to people. For example, when President Kennedy sent troops to University of Mississippi so that the first black student could attend. I learned many small details from this article that I did not know before. I feel this article was very straight forward with no slanting in opinions and viewpoints. This article will be helpful for my paper in the fact that most of the events that took place during the Civil Rights movement are listed in this timeline.

Mount, Steve. “The I have a Dream Speech.” The US Constitution Online. 1995.
http://www.usconstitution.net/dream.html
Before actually showing Martin Luther King Jr’s full speech, Steve Mount spoke about the Civil Rights Movement fully. Mount mentioned something that people often seem to look past, the fact that African Americans were not the only ones being discriminated against. It was people of color in general- blacks, Hispanics, Asians, etc. In rough times like these, the President was not the one who had the final say. Such matters came down to big Supreme Court decisions (such as Brown v. Board of Education). Mount also mentioned that King marched non- violently, which stuck out in my mind as interesting because most of the times, to get a point across in the past and change things, violence was used. This text will help me mainly in quoting the speech that King made and also to look at things that were overlooked in this time of trouble.

“Civil Rights.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 3 Feb 2003. 2007.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/civil-rights/
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy was a very good source for simply getting straightforward facts and opinions about the Civil Rights Movement. Civil Rights is and has always been linked to the struggle for equality in America during the 1950’s-60’s. Civil rights are defined as the basic legal rights a person must possess in order to have a status. This article will help me to understand the basics behind the terms Civil Rights and to better have a grip on the movement as a whole during the 1950’s and 60’s.

Hoffman, Michael. “The Truth About Martin Luther King Jr.” 1991.
http://www.martinlutherking.org/thebeast.html
This article was completely different than all of the others I read. This article contradicted everything all of the other articles mentioned and how people view Martin Luther King Jr. for the most part. Michael Hoffman said that Kings first speech, book, essay and more were all plagiarized from other sources, therefore stating that King cheated in the words he spoke. This article definitely makes me, the reader, think twice about the things King said. This article has not really altered my viewpoint, because I feel that if these things were 100% true, there would have been much more talk about this and King would have been noted on doing this on more occasions.