Great Americans: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Series: great-americans

Description: A 23-minute documentary from the "Great Americans" series, focusing on King's role in galvanizing the civil rights movement. The film prominently features archival footage of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) protesters picketing in front of a Woolworth's store with signs reading "Don't Shop at Woolworth" and "Stand Up for the Right to Sit Down," referencing the 1960 lunch counter sit-ins. The film contextualizes King's leadership within the broader nonviolent direct-action movement and the legal and social battles that defined the era.