Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day


                                              

 
 
 

              This day is set aside to commemorate a leader among people
      who changed a nation and won the

                                                 Nobel Peace Prize.
            Dr. Martin Luter King Jr. was a Baptist  minister
                                     who believed he could help change the black people's role in the American society.
                                   Up until this time black people were expected to only sit, eat, ride and live in certain areas.
        People of color had difficulty finding work.

                       King did this by encouraging black people
                      to march, boycott and show the nation through  peaceful means
                    that black people were discriminated against because of the color of their skin.

            He gave a famous speech in Washington DC on the mall called

           "I Have A Dream"

          where he dreamed of a day when people would be judged by the
        "Content of Their Character"

                  He preached racial equality.    .

             Dr. Martin Luther King  made a significant difference
        and Civil Right Laws
                   were enacted to make sure people of color were treated with consideration and respect.

          He was assassinated by his enemies on April 4, 1968.

     It did not stop a movement
     to advance minorities in the American Society.
 

       His nation remembers him with respect on this day.   

   

               
      LINKS
 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream2.htm

http://www.martinlutherking.org/

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/special/mlk/

http://www.thekingcenter.org/

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/mlkjrday1.html

http://www.nps.gov/malu/planyourvisit/the_king_center.htm

http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/

                     

                                             http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_black_history_101.shtml

http://atozteacherstuff.com/themes/mlk.shtml


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQy1o6JVPIQ&lr=1

http://www.life.com/Life/mlk/mlkpics.html

http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/february/activities_bhm.html


http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/black_history_2001.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/aframer/

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/taverna/98/king.htm

http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools-c/pages/buckman/timeline/kingframe.html



http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/mlk/srs216.html

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/taverna/98/king.htm

http://www.nps.gov/malu/



http://www.factmonster.com/spot/mlkjrday1.html

http://www.thekingcenter.org/

http://www.mlkonline.net/

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/

http://www.nps.gov/malu/BirthHomeTour/

http://www.surfnetkids.com/related.php?t=Martin+Luther+King%20Jr.

http://www.tolerance.org/one_world/index.jsp


http://www.nps.gov/malu/BirthHomeTour/

http://www.noblenet.org/year/blackhistory.html




http://www.gaillovely.com/MLK%20resources.htm


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.

http://tstrong.com/Martin.htm

Quiz

http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/king-sw.htm


Crossword

http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/king-cw.htm

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I Have a Dream Speech

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/Ihaveadream.htm

Song
We Shall Overcome Someday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKxJ3uBxnr0&feature=related




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