 Share
|
Martin Luther King, Jr. Hotlist
Author: LINDA MOSBACKER - Email linda.mosbacker@slc.k12.ut.usAt age 35, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the youngest man to ever win the Nobel Peace Prize. Reverend Samuel McKinney of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Seattle has said, "King was willing to challenge the evil of hatred and racism by putting his own life on the line. He did not run from bigotry but he was willing to face it head-on. He was willing to fight it, but not fight back."
The following are some resources to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, also known as Human Rights Day, which is the 3rd Monday in January.
Images from Life Magazine
http://www.life.com/image/81615621/in-gallery/22800Magazine covers, photographs, and articles about Martin Luther King, Jr.
MLK Online
http://www.mlkonline.net/This page has it all: Speeches, Pictures, Quotes, Biography... I Have a Dream Speech Text, Audio, Video, Music and 12 Translations! Tons of videos - from full speeches, to music videos and TV shows all about Martin Luther King!
Historic Speeches
http://www.mlkonline.net/speeches.htmlHere is the audio and text of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream", in addition to other Speeches by Martin Luther King.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://www.familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,1-4644,00.htmlAn excellent site with ideas for teaching children about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Biographical Sketch
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/mlk/A biography of Dr. King. Because of his high score on the college entrance examinations in his junior year of high school, he was able to skip the rest of his high school and enroll in college at the age of 15.
I Have A Dream
http://www.kidlink.org/dream/Great activities and projects for Martin Luther King Day.
Holidays on the Net : A Celebration of the Man and the Holiday
http://www.holidays.net/mlk/This holiday site contains information about getting the bill passed through Congress to make the 3rd Monday in January a holiday celebrating Dr. King's life, a biography of Dr. King, the text of his most famous speech, and information about Rosa Parks and the civil rights movement.
Brown Vs. The Board of Education Digital Archive
http://www.lib.umich.edu/exhibits/brownarchive//This archive contains documents and images which chronicle events surrounding this historically significant case up to the present.
Civil Rights Resources
http://www.uen.org/core/socialstudies/civil/index.shtml/Here is a collection of Civil Rights resources organized by years. You will also find information about important activists and lesson plans.
Black History : Exploring African American Issues on the Web
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.htmlA hotlist of resources, an internet treasure hunt, a webquest.
The African-American Mosaic : A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.htmlThe resources at the this site do not cover the area of 20th century civil rights and Dr. King's influence, but there is good information about abolition and civil rights of early America.