CNN’s American Morning will be doing a five part series on Martin Luther King’s papers. This had been advertised last week but the network put a release out today…

Nearly 40 years after his voice was stilled by an assassin’s bullet, the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. continue to inspire a nation. CNN’s American Morning anchor Soledad O’Brien had an exclusive look at the “King Papers” – a never-before view of King’s private writings, notes and teachings – that launched his transformation from a preacher in Montgomery, Ala., to an international civil and human rights icon.

This priceless archive will be featured in an exclusive, five-part series “Words That Changed a Nation” during CNN’s American Morning from Monday, Jan. 8, to Friday, Jan. 12.

The King family granted CNN exclusive access to rare documents, books, notes, sermons and other writings that represent the foundation of King’s life’s work as a preacher and human rights activist. From King’s private library, CNN reveals his personal philosophy and theology – and his doubts and fears – as he and those around him created a peaceful revolution that forever altered a nation.

O’Brien interviews King’s closest confidants, including former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young and activist Dorothy Cotton, to discover a true insider’s view of historic events such as the arrest of Rosa Parks, King’s win of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize and his time in a Birmingham jail. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) speaks movingly to CNN about his relationship with King and his own motivation to a life of civil and human rights activism. Lewis served as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from 1963 to 1966.