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This article presents information on the U.S. civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Paper Project's Liberation Curriculum. The Liberation Curriculum has emphasized to change the way young people think about King, the modem African American freedom struggle, and the ongoing struggle for social justice. The Liberation Curriculum also explores King's ideological and political development, which in the popular mind has been frozen on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where he delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. The Curriculum emphasizes King's broader concern for human rights, such as his opposition to the Vietnam War and his efforts to bring about economic justice. It also seeks to clarify King's place in history, presenting students with the inspiring message that ordinary people can make extraordinary contributions to the cause of social justice.

This article reports that the literature regarding civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., and the modem African American freedom struggle is extensive and increasingly sophisticated. Although King became an internationally known figure during his life, his stature as a historical figure has continued to grow since his death. In part, this resulted from the successful campaign to establish a national holiday celebrating his birth, but it also derives from a growing recognition that King was one of the key symbols of a twentieth-century social justice struggle that altered the lives of the majority of the world's population. King's own autobiographical statements remain useful starting points for scholars interested in his life. Often with editorial help from his associates, he published numerous insightful and readable articles as well as three major books, "Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story," "Why We Can't Wait," and "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?."

An essay is presented on the spiritual dimension of social justice in America and the relationship between culture and justice as of 2014, focusing on mutual recognition and the work of the late civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Author Martin Buber's book "I and Thou" is addressed, along with human interactions and the legal culture in the U.S. Social bonds and pursuits of self-interests are examined, along with affirmative action and the U.S. Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment.

This article focuses on the role young people played in the African American freedom struggle, specifically the Children's Crusade in Birmingham, Alabama. From Barbara Johns leading a strike of her fellow students at Moton High School in Farmville, Virginia, in 1951 to protest the inequities between black and white education, to the children of Birmingham who were arrested en masse as they dissented against the city's segregation policies, the contributions of young people were critical to the movement's success. While civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., was indeed a source of great inspiration for many people in the struggle, the movement was made up mostly of ordinary citizens who exhibited extraordinary courage and strength in their efforts to bring about social justice.