National History Day Annotated Bibliography

By: John Mirarchi & James Ghimire

Primary Sources:
1) King, Jr., Martin Luther. "Martin Luther King, Jr.s I Have a Dream Speech: The Full
Text." Milestone Documents in American History. Ed. Paul Finkelman. Hackensack:
Salem, 2008. n. pag. Salem Online. Web. 06 Nov. 2016. <http://online.salempress.com>.
Description: We analyzed Dr. Kings Dream speech to pull compelling quotes that
showed him as a powerful civil rights leader. We also drew key themes from the speech
that we could use to base our website slides on.
2) King, Jr., Martin Luther. "Martin Luther King, Jr.s Letter from Birmingham Jail: The
Full Text." Milestone Documents in American History. Ed. Paul Finkelman. Hackensack:
Salem, 2008. n. pag. Salem Online. Web. 06 Nov. 2016. <http://online.salempress.com>.
Description: We used Dr. Kings letter from Birmingham Jail as an example of the
lengths to which he was willing to stand up against segregation. Quotes from the letter
helped us to solidify Dr. Kings argument against the unjust system that existed.
3) Kennedy, Robert. "Civil Rights Act of 1964: The Full Text." Milestone Documents in
American History. Ed. Paul Finkelman. Hackensack: Salem, 2008. n. pag. Salem Online.
Web. 08 Nov. 2016. <http://online.salempress.com>.
Description: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 helped us to show how Dr. King made an
impact on America. Certain quotes from the Act were used to detail specific impacts that
his movement had on helping African Americans gain equal rights.
4) -Holloway, Ralph S. School Desegregation in Delaware. Social Problems, vol. 4, no. 2,
1956, pp. 166172. www.jstor.org/stable/799122.
Description: We used this document to show the many ways in which African Americans
were segregated in society at the time.

5) -Hodgson, Godfrey. Martin Luther King. Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press, 2009,
www.jstor.org/stable/10.3998/mpub.2779407.
Description: We used this article to learn more about the many acts of civil disobedience
he performed in his time.
6) -Cook, Samuel DuBois. Martin Luther King. The Journal of Negro History, vol. 53, no.
4, 1968, pp. 348354. www.jstor.org/stable/2716359.
Description: We used this source to gain a better insight into the life of Dr. King so as to
be able to better recognize his reasons for being a civil rights leader.
Secondary Sources:
1) Phy-Olsen, Allene. "Civil Rights movement." Historical Encyclopedia of American
Business. Ed. Richard L. Wilson. Hackensack: Salem, 2009. n. pag. Salem Online. Web.
08 Nov. 2016. <http://online.salempress.com>.
Description: We used this article to gain a basic understanding of the civil rights
movement and its influence on the nation. Within the article, Phy-Olsen mentions how
President Nixon recruited Dr. King to help lead the bus boycotts of the 1950s.
2) Murray, Paul T. "Martin Luther King, Jr.s I Have a Dream Speech: Document
Analysis." Milestone Documents in American History. Ed. Paul Finkelman. Hackensack:
Salem, 2008. n. pag. Salem Online. Web. 08 Nov. 2016. <http://online.salempress.com>.
Description: We used Murrays insight on Dr. Kings Speech to show how people saw
him. He detailed facts about Kings leadership that helped to show his large involvement
in the success of the movement.
3) Murray, Paul T. "Martin Luther King, Jr.s Letter from Birmingham Jail: Document
Analysis." Milestone Documents in American History. Ed. Paul Finkelman. Hackensack:
Salem, 2008. n. pag. Salem Online. Web. 08 Nov. 2016. <http://online.salempress.com>.

Description: We used quotes from this article to show further evidence of people
reacting to Kings incredible leadership. Murray comments on Kings willingness to stand
for his rights, which is a key topic we used in our website.
4) "Martin Luther King, Jr. Day." Gale Student Resources in Context, Gale, 2016. Student
Resources in Context,
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Description: We used this article to give us background on the life of Dr. King and how
his legacy came to be remembered with a holiday. It specifically talked about how it
recognizes Dr. Kings lifelong efforts to promote peace and equality.
5) "1963 Civil Rights March on Washington." Discovering Multicultural America: African
Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, Gale, 2003.
Student Resources in Context,
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Accessed 8 Nov. 2016.
Description: We used this document to show another example of Dr. Kings strong
leadership skills. Quotes drawn from this article were used to show his leadership
qualities and were placed around the website.
6) "Martin Luther King Jr." The Biography.com Website. Ed. Biography.com. A&E
Networks Television, 18 Feb. 2016. Web. 19 Dec. 2016
http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086#related-video-gallery
Description: We used this webpage off of Biography.com to learn more about the
realities of Dr. King's life and how the way he grew up affected his life. We drew
conclusions about how these influenced him to become a social activist.
7) History.com Staff. "Martin Luther King Jr." History.com. A&E Television Networks,
2009. Web. 19 Dec. 2016. <http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-lutherking-jr>.
Description: We used this article from History.com on Martin Luther King Jr. to provide
historical context for many of the things he did while he was a social advocate.