The more than 280 entries in the encyclopedia are sure to appeal to everyone interested in the study of the civil rights movement.Īlphabetically arranged, each entry concludes with a list of sources, both primary and secondary, upon which the entry is based. Under the direction of Associate Director Tenisha Armstrong, the Institute’s staff used their unique familiarity with these documents to compile an encyclopedia offering a fresh perspective on the work of Dr. Encyclopedia draws upon the Institute’s access to vast collections of primary source documents related to King and the movements he inspired.
Unlike other encyclopedias, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Encyclopedia is based on the extensive historical research originally conducted for the Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr. The Martin Luther King, Jr., Encyclopedia is an outgrowth of the King Institute’s continuing effort to provide educational resources for students, teachers, researchers, and interested readers of all ages. Research and Education Institute) grew, it has built upon the foundation of these scholarly volumes by publishing books and articles intended for various audiences. As the King Papers Project (now the Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University have published 6 volumes of a projected 14-volume edition of the Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Since accepting her offer, Carson and his staff at the Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1985 Coretta Scott King asked Stanford History professor Clayborne Carson to edit her late husband’s papers.
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