Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a well-known minister, author, speaker, and one of the most pivotal leaders in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was made a national holiday in 1983 and is celebrated on the third Monday in January. The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in the Mall in Washington, D.C. was dedicated October of 2011.
Hiller, J. L. (1960). Martin Luther King, Jr. [Photograph]. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.
This Digital Exhibit from the TCC Library District is intended to celebrate his life and legacy, showcase some of the materials - both digital and physical - that are available to borrow from within our Library collections, and to support related programming that are available for our TCC students and campus community members to attend.
The Tarrant County College District Libraries are pleased to provide a wide assortment of digital displays and online exhibits designed to educate, inform, entertain, and engage our entire community, and to help support the learning experience outside of the traditional classroom environment. To view more of these web-based displays, visit our Digital Display Archive page.