http://www.afscme.org/about/1029.cfm

In 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. traveled to Memphis to support striking sanitation workers. On the evening of April 3, King delivered his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech to strikers and their supporters. The very next day, he was assassinated. This site takes visitors through the experiences of those who were there and also through the words of Dr. King during his time in Memphis. Visitors can begin their journey through the site by looking over the "Memphis: We Remember" section. Here they will find video clips, a chronology of the 1968 strike, and a transcript of King's famous speech. Moving on, visitors can also view selected articles from "Public Employee" magazine culled from the spring of 1968. Finally, the last section includes retrospective pieces which bring together the recollections of strikers and others. [KMG]

http://www.pbs.org/mormons/

Many people around the world aren't terribly familiar with the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which was founded in 1830. In this insightful and probing documentary, Frontline looks into the world of the Mormon Church by talking to current church leaders, as well as dissident exiles, historians, and scholars. Visitors to the site can watch the entire four-hour program online, and then move on to their helpful FAQ section and interactive timeline. The "Themes" area is a real gem, and visitors can move through different themes, including "The Mormon Faith", "Polygamy", and "The Mormon Missionaries". Within each section they can read pieces on each subject offered by members of the Mormon Church, along with those of leading writers and historians. Finally, the site also includes a collection of relevant links and suggested readings. [KMG]

http://www.21st-centurymusic.com/

For those not familiar with the world of new music, this very compelling journal may be just the place to start. The journal is edited by Mark Alburger, "an eclectic American composer of postminimal, postpopular, and postcomedic sensibilities." Since the journal's inception in January 2000, Alburger and his colleagues have drawn on a wide range of experts to craft their publication. In each issue, users will find concert reviews, interviews, recording reviews, as well as other pieces of miscellany. Users can download each issue for convenient consultation, and they may also use the contact information provided to send a note to Dr. Alburger. [KMG]

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/italian/research/sienalecturesvideo.htm

Located in the hills of Tuscany, the city of Siena was a buzzing hive of cultural activity from the 13th to 16th century. At the heart of the city was the University of Siena, founded in 1203, and scholars and others flocked to hear lectures on law and medicine. Of course, the city also had its famed Duomo, which is one of the premier examples of Italian Romanesque architecture. Recently, the University of Leeds placed four lectures online that deal with the art and literature of Siena, and visitors will be delighted to listen to them as they see fit. They include "The City as a Work of Art: Making and Meaning in the Italian Renaissance", "Duccio and the Flowering of Sienese Art", "Theater in Renaissance Siena", and "Art, Power and Patronage in Renaissance Siena". [KMG]

http://www.archaeology.org/interactive/johnsons/index.html

Johnson's Island in Ohio is arguably the state's best known Civil War landmark. In 1861, the U.S. Army leased 40 cleared acres of the island in order to create a prisoner of war depot. The depot was in operation from 1862 to 1865, when the site began new life as an agricultural station. Recently, David Bush and some of his archaeology colleagues began an excavation on the site in order to locate the barracks that once housed Confederate POWs. This site, offered by Archaeology Magazine, allows users to journey along as the team performs their work. Visitors can look over the field reports filed by the team, read an interview with David Bush, and also read letters and diary notes from the original prisoners and their guards. [KMG]

http://www.hoover.org/multimedia/uk/

The Hoover Institution has placed a wide array of multimedia content online for over a decade, and recently they created a site for their "Uncommon Knowledge" program. Hosted by Hoover fellow Peter Robinson, the program features interviews with political leaders, distinguished scholars, and leading journalists. First-time visitors to the site can browse the archives by topic, date, or guest. Currently, the online archive contains programs from 1997 to 2005, along with webcasts from 2006 to the present. Recent conversations added to the site include a discussion with Shelby Steele and a talk with Michael Barone about tax reform and various health-care proposals. [KMG]

http://roseandchess.lib.uchicago.edu/index.html

Bringing together medieval manuscripts is always a good thing, and recently the University of Chicago brought two fascinating volumes back together. The first is a courtly romance (Le Roman de la Rose) and the other is a treatise on medieval society that uses the game of chess as its framework (Le Jeu des échecs moralisé). The two volumes were bound together, perhaps soon after they were created (ca. 1365), and stayed together for over 500 years. In 1907, they were divided into two volumes and sent their separate ways. By bringing them back together, The University of Chicago Library hopes to make it possible for scholars to study the two manuscripts together to learn about their shared origin and production history. Visitors to the site can view each manuscript in its entirety, and they can also look over a brief essay which gives a bit of context about their history. Additionally, visitors should not miss the piece titled "A Tale of Two Manuscripts Reunited", which offers some background on how the two manuscripts were brought back together in one place. [KMG]