Research Guides: Martin Luther King, Jr.: Article Databases and Web Sites

Search These Databases for Articles

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Biography (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Search for biographies based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, gender, or other keywords.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Full text access to articles from academic journals, newspapers, magazines and other periodicals covering a variety of subject areas. Search results also include video news footage from the Associated Press, dating back to 1930.
ProQuest (combined) This link opens in a new window
A combined search of a wide variety of ProQuest databases offering full text access to articles from academic journals, newspapers, magazines and other periodicals covering a variety of subject areas. Includes ProQuest Research Library, GenderWatch, Ethnic NewsWatch, and many more databases.
JSTOR (including Artstor) This link opens in a new window
Full text articles of older scholarly journals.
U.S. History (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Covers themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present. Includes historical (primary) documents, reference articles, journal citations and full-text journal articles.

Martin Luther King, Jr Papers Project
Includes primary and secondary documents from Stanford University and the King Center.
The King Center
Established in 1968 by Mrs. Coretta Scott King, The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (“The King Center”) has been a global destination, resource center and community institution for over a quarter century.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute
Located at Stanford University, the institute is home for a broad range of activities illuminating the Nobel Peace laureate's life and the movements he inspired.
ThoughtCo: African American History
Includes biographies, photographs, quotes, etc.
The African-American Mosaic
Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture.
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site
Altanta, Georgia site operated by the National Park Service.