"At the White House Rose Garden on November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill, proposed by Representative Katie Hall of Indiana, creating a federal holiday to honor King. It was observed for the first time on January 20, 1986."Reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLK_Day
We celebrate the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr. on the third Monday in January. Here are some resources to help you create a study of Dr. King.
- This is the Martin Luther King, Jr. book in the Who Was book series.
- Here is a video of Dr. King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech. And here is the text of the speech.
- This 26-miunte video about Dr. King is free to Amazon Prime members and so is this 19-minute video about freedom in America which includes a segment about the US civil rights movement.
- This page from Ferris Tate University shines a light on the racist Jim Crow laws and this page talks about where the name Jim Crow comes from.
- Here is a repository of MLK activity sheets.
- The History Channel has it's own resource page with video clips, pictures, and interviews. Be aware though, it had a number of pop-up video ads.
Updated 3/24/2020.
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