So often we think of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial giving his I Have a Dream speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.  It's an iconic image, but does not fully represent his life as an organizer and activist.  King was passionate about Civil Rights, Voting Rights, Working Rights, and was staunchly Anti-War.  You can learn more about his life and activism at The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University.

To learn more about the Selma to Montgomery marches (it took three separate attempts), I highly recommend the graphic novel series March by US Congressman John Lewis.  He was just 25 when the Selma to Montgomery marches took place, but was already a seasoned activist and was the National Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).  Lewis was a Freedom Rider in 1961, spoke at the March on Washington in 1963, and was a member of Freedom Summer in 1964.  He served as a US Representative of the State of Georgia from 1987 - 2020, and at the age of 80 passed away after battling Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer.

PBS has several documentaries on Civil Rights, most notably the monumental mini-series, Eyes on the Prize, and the American Experience on Freedom Summer.

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