Mission:
To assemble and disseminate historical information concerning Martin Luther King Jr. and the social movements in which he participated.

Background:
A cooperative venture of the Atlanta-based King Center, the King estate, and Stanford University, the Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Project is a major research effort and one of only a few such undertakings focusing on an African American. Its King Fellowship Program enables students to become involved in research projects. The Liberation Curriculum provides high school teachers with lesson plans and other materials that address issues of social justice and human rights, and encourage critical inquiry and civic engagement. In addition to core funding from Stanford, the project is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, foundations, corporations, and individuals. Its director, Dr. Clayborne Carson, hopes to establish an endowed Martin Luther King Jr. Research Institute at Stanford to study social justice, social change, and social reconciliation issues.

Outstanding Features:
The Web site provides audio clips of famous King speeches, including "I Have a Dream" and "I've Been to the Mountaintop," and his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, among others; a biography of King with links to important events during his lifetime; information and a video about the summer fellowship program; and a description of the publications produced by the project to date, including the first four volumes in the fourteen-volume series of King's most significant writings.