Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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WHY WE HONOR DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Between 1955 and 1968, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. helped change
America. He brought to the world's attention to the unfair and immoral
treatment of blacks in the United States and around the globe. He had
the help of millions of Americans, but his strong leadership and
unprecedented power of speech gave people the faith and courage to keep
working peacefully even when others did not. This led to new laws that
ended legal discrimination, legal segregation, and other practices of
keeping people of different backgrounds apart. America will always
remember the work of Martin Luther King, Jr. Each year, on the third
Monday in January, we celebrate his birthday and pause to honor his
life and dreams of equal opportunity and liberty for all. This is the
first national holiday to honor an individual black American. The
legacy of Dr. King lives in each of us and we are responsible to
promote, teach and live the American Dream. Many classroom teachers
also pause in the weeks leading up to Martin Luther King Day to take
advantage of an opportunity to teach about the King legacy of
tolerance, equality, and respect. The life of American hero Martin
Luther King Jr. offers many teaching opportunities. In this article,
Education World presents cross-curricular and cross-grade lessons
teachers can use to share King's life and legacy with students.
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