Reading & Viewing Lists

"The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate. So it goes. Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."
        - Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? , 1967

Reading & Viewing Lists

Books

• The Measure of a Man, by Martin Luther King, Jr., Teen to Adult
• The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr., by Martin Luther King, Jr. & Clayborne Carson, Teen to Adult
• Martin's Big Words, by Doreen Rappaport, Ages 4 to 8
• The Civit Rights Movement for Kids: A History with 21 Activities, by Marry C. Turck, Ages 9 to 12

Videos

• The Internet Archive (www.archive.org) has several films from the Civil Right Era. They are fascinating to watch as examples of how the Civil Rights Movement was being covered in the news at the time when the events were taking place.
• The Open Mind (1957) (www.archive.org/details/openmind_ep727) is an episode of a talk show which Martin Luther King, Jr. appeared on as a guest.
• Integration Report (1960) (www.archive.org/details/Integrat1960) is a film that showed the world the tate of the Civil Rights Movement at that time in history.
• American Rhetoric (www.americanrhetoric.com) has video of King's "I Have a Dream" speech online (www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm), along with the text of the original speech to download and print.

We are always looking for recommendations on resources available to help rural communities raise healthy young people. If you would like to recommend a book, website or other resources, please email amgonyea@glcyd.org. Thanks!

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