Martin Luther King, Jr (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American religious leader and civil-rights activist in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. He was one of the greatest orators in American history, a Nobel Prize Winner (1964), and the voice of equality, love and freedom as he struggled to end the legalsegregation of African Americans in the South and other parts of the United States. His public speech “I Have a Dream” marked American history as a milestone of courage and humanitarian ideals. It was delivered during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, in which he calls for an end to racism in the United States and called for civil and economic rights.
Dr. Martin Luther King giving his “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington in Washington, D.C., on 28 August 1963.
Did you know that the famous song “Pride (In the Name of Love)” by the Irish rock band U2 was written about Dr. Martin Luther King? Although the song received mixed critical reviews at the time, it was a major commercial success for the band. Pracise your listening skills while enjoying this song!
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Read, watch videos and learn about this amazing figure with the following resources.
VIDEOS
BIOGRAPHY
for kids at ducksters.com
for older students at biography.com
the Nobel peace prize at nobelprize.org
assasination of Dr. King at kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu
QUIZZES
quiz at factmonster.com
quiz at goodreads.com
quiz at a4esl.org
quiz at softschools.com
quiz at teacher.scholastic.com
quiz at proprofs.com
ONLINE ACTIVITIES
for kids at brainpop.com
jigsaw puzzle at primarygames.com
interactive timeline at www2.lhric.org
write an “I have a dream” poem at oakdome.com
SOME RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS
lesson plans and more at nea.org
templates, poem generator and more at oakdome.com
lesson plans, quotations and more at scholastic.com
free poem/writing template at teacherspayteachers.com
printables and crafts for younger students at activityvillage.co.uk