Celebrate the Life of Martin Luther King Jr. with These Videos
Every January, we honor the life and triumphs of civil rights leader and nonviolent activist Martin Luther King Jr. Infobase’s Learn360 for K-12, Classroom Video On Demand for secondary schools, Films On Demand for higher education, and Access Video On Demand and Just for Kids for public libraries—feature videos your institution can use on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to introduce students and patrons of all ages to his accomplishments and maybe even inspire them to become the next great activists.
Here are just a few of the videos you’ll find. We have included searchable item numbers for your convenience. (Not all titles are available on all platforms or in all countries. Some of these titles contain mature themes or content; viewer discretion is advised.)
Videos for Grades PreK–5:
- Martin Luther King Jr. (DK Timelines) (Item #290921; Grades 3–5)
- Holiday Kids: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Item #289515; Grades PreK–5)
- Martin Luther King Jr. (Item #204752, Grades 3–5)
- From the I Wonder: Famous People series (Grades PreK–5):
- Who Was Martin Luther King? (Item #290299)
- Did Martin Luther King Get the Nobel Peace Prize? (Item #290281)
- What Did Martin Luther King Do? (Item #290286)
- When Is Martin Luther King Day? (Item #290288)
Videos for Middle School and Up
- Hawaiian Leis and the Selma to Montgomery March (Untold: Museum of Artifacts That Made America) (Item #285560; Grades 3–12)
- When the Youth of Birmingham Changed History (Untold: Power to the People) (Item #281884; Grades 3–12)
- Martin Luther King: Death in Memphis (Item #182549; Grades 9–Academic/AP)
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day: The Making of a Holiday (Item #1691; Grades 6–Academic/AP)
- Civil Rights Historians Discuss Martin Luther King Jr. (Item #57903; Grades 9–Academic/AP)
- We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest Item (Item #207045; Grades 3–8)
Plus, watch historical videos and speeches from Martin Luther King Jr. from the WPA Film Library, British Pathé, and the National Archives and Records Administration.
