Martin Luther King Day
This week America will observe Martin Luther King Day, a holiday which celebrates and honors the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement.
There are many teaching resources on the web for you to help your students gain a deeper understanding of the Civil Rights Movement and contributions of Dr. King:
Links
There are many teaching resources on the web for you to help your students gain a deeper understanding of the Civil Rights Movement and contributions of Dr. King:
- Get your students inspired by having them watch the footage from the 1963 March on Washington where Dr. King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.
- CNN StudentNews has put together a lesson plan on the life of Martin Luther King and have included links to additional web resources.
- The MLK Research and Education Project at Stanford University has lesson plans and other teaching resources related to Dr. King and the American Civil Rights Movement.
- Yahooligans! MLK Day for Kids also has a directory of web-based resources on the life of Dr. King.
Links
- MLK Memorial
- MLK + Yahoo! Video
- MLK + Wikipedia
- Stanford University: MLK Research & Education Project
- King Center+eLearning
- Wikiquote: Martin Luther King
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posted by Derek Baird at
10:28
2 Comments:
nice blog
i've lived in atlanta and never visited the site.
thanks for inspiring me
Thanks for the feedback! Another interesting MLK resource, which i forgot to post, is the audio recording of RFK announcing the death of MLK.
It'a an amazing speech. Here's the link.
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