Martin Luther King Jr: Been to the Mountaintop

Synopsis

Seen and heard in this original footage are highlights of dramatic speeches and conversations of Martin Luther King Jr spanning 1956 to 1968, including his last address on April 3, 1968, the night before his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee.

1. Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Alabama - November, 13 1956
2. Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize - December 11, 1964
3. Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama - March 7, 1965
4. The Voting Rights Act is signed - August 6, 1965
5. Reflections on peaceful marches
6. Addressing a Civil Rights Meeting - 1966
7. Vietnam War, Atlanta, Georgia - April 16, 1967
8. Poor Peoples March - January 16, 1968
9. National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. - March 31, 1968
10. Been To The Mountaintop (with script), Memphis, TN - April 3, 1968

Language

English

Country

United States

Year of release

2008

Subjects

History; Politics & government

Keywords

King, Martin Luther; Nobel Prize winners; speeches

Credits

Contributor

Martin Luther King

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£17.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

71 minutes

Year

2012

Production Company

Name

Soundworks

Distributor

Name

Quantum Leap

Notes

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