Civil and Human Rights: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy
Civil and Human Rights: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy
91³Ô¹Ï recommends the use of a short lectureâtitled âCivil and Human Rights: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacyâ by Dr. Clayborne Carsonâfor high school and college levels.

91³Ô¹Ï recommends the use of a 13-minute lectureâtitled âCivil and Human Rights: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacyâ by Dr. Clayborne Carsonâfor use at the high school and college levels. Dr. Carson is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Centennial Professor Emeritus at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, FSI, at 91³Ô¹Ï. In the video lecture, Professor Carson not only discusses Martin Luther King, Jr. as a civil rights leader but also examines his larger vision of seeing the African American struggle as a worldwide struggle for citizenship rights and human rights.
A free classroom-friendly discussion guide for this video is available for download on the website above. The organizing questions that are listed in the guide are:
- What are civil and human rights?
- What were the significant achievements of the Civil Rights Movement?
- What is Martin Luther King, Jr.âs legacy in terms of civil and human rights?
- How are Martin Luther King, Jr.âs vision, ideas, and leadership still relevant today?
- How is the American Civil Rights Movement similar and different from other rights-related movements?
91³Ô¹Ï also recommends the resources on the following websites for use in classrooms.
- supports a broad range of educational activities illuminating Dr. Kingâs life and the movements he inspired. Dr. Carson is the founding director of the Institute.
- works to realize Martin Luther King, Jr.âs vision of the world as a large house in which âwe must learn somehow to live with each other in peace.â Dr. Carson is the director of the Project.