Profiles
Martin Luther King
It could be argued that the clergyman turned civil rights leader changed the world in the 60s, bringing an articulate passion to the cause, not only of black people in America, but of those facing oppression, poverty and discrimination around the whole planet.
Award winner
Born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, Martin Luther King moved from humble Southern beginnings to leading the non-violent protest against segregation and racial discrimination during some of America's most difficult periods in history. We'll be charting his life, including his momentous "I have a dream..." speech of 1963, his award as Time magazine's 'Man of the Year' in 1964 and his Nobel Peace Prize of 1965.
Up close and personal
One of the most moving programmes we'll be bringing you is a series of interviews John Freeman filmed with MLK on the show 'Face to Face'. You'll get a unique insight into the mind of King, learning about his early experiences of racial oppression, his move into the clergy, his role in the Civil Rights Movement and his hopes for the future.
Are we living the dream?
You'll also get to see 'Martin Luther King - The Legacy' which attempts to analyse whether MLK's hopes of an integrated society have been realised. The programme retraces his historic march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965, revisits black ghettos in Chicago and reveals the FBI campaign against him - who often tapped his phone line and even reported on his private life to the President.
Oration for a nation
King's public-speaking abilities, which became renowned throughout the world as his stature grew, actually developed slowly during his collegiate years. He won second prize in a speech contest while an undergraduate at Morehouse, and received Cs in two public-speaking courses in his first year at Crozer. By the end of his third year at Crozer, however, professors were praising King for the powerful impression he made in public speeches and discussions.
Conspiracy theory
King was cruelly assassinated in Memphis by a sniper in 1968. James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to the murder of King and was sentenced to 99 years. Ray later recanted his confession. Although over time, many have suspected that Ray did not act alone, no accomplices have ever been identified. However, in 1999, a jury in a Memphis civil trial brought by King's family found that a widespread conspiracy, not involving Ray, led to King's assassination.
Born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, Martin Luther King moved from humble Southern beginnings to leading the non-violent protest against segregation and racial discrimination during some of America's most difficult periods in history. We'll be charting his life, including his momentous "I have a dream..." speech of 1963, his award as Time magazine's 'Man of the Year' in 1964 and his Nobel Peace Prize of 1965.
Up close and personal
One of the most moving programmes we'll be bringing you is a series of interviews John Freeman filmed with MLK on the show 'Face to Face'. You'll get a unique insight into the mind of King, learning about his early experiences of racial oppression, his move into the clergy, his role in the Civil Rights Movement and his hopes for the future.
Are we living the dream?
You'll also get to see 'Martin Luther King - The Legacy' which attempts to analyse whether MLK's hopes of an integrated society have been realised. The programme retraces his historic march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965, revisits black ghettos in Chicago and reveals the FBI campaign against him - who often tapped his phone line and even reported on his private life to the President.
Oration for a nation
King's public-speaking abilities, which became renowned throughout the world as his stature grew, actually developed slowly during his collegiate years. He won second prize in a speech contest while an undergraduate at Morehouse, and received Cs in two public-speaking courses in his first year at Crozer. By the end of his third year at Crozer, however, professors were praising King for the powerful impression he made in public speeches and discussions.
Conspiracy theory
King was cruelly assassinated in Memphis by a sniper in 1968. James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to the murder of King and was sentenced to 99 years. Ray later recanted his confession. Although over time, many have suspected that Ray did not act alone, no accomplices have ever been identified. However, in 1999, a jury in a Memphis civil trial brought by King's family found that a widespread conspiracy, not involving Ray, led to King's assassination.
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