Bibliograph

Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement, written and directed by Thomas Friedman ; produced by S. Leigh Savidge

Type

Label

Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement, written and directed by Thomas Friedman ; produced by S. Leigh Savidge

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Grades 6 - 12, Adult

Main title

Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement

Medium

videorecording DVD

Responsibility statement

written and directed by Thomas Friedman ; produced by S. Leigh Savidge

Runtime

Summary

Traces the career of civil rights leader Martin Luther King through the events caused by "sit-ins", "freedom riders", his numerous arrests, the presidency of John F. Kennedy, the 1963 march to Washington D.C., the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, the Voting Rights Act in 1965, until his assassination in 1968, at age 39

Technique

live action

Classification