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Curated OER

National Park Service: Dr. King's Vision for World Peace [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This site has a PDF file on Martin Luther King's "Beyond Vietnam" speech and his dream of world peace, students look at the possibility of peace in the world.
Article
Text Project

Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 5, Issue 4: Coretta Scott King [Pdf]

For Students 2nd - 4th
This magazine article focuses on Coretta Scott King's life and work to stop discrimination.
Website
Stanford University

Stanford University: Dr. King Charismatic Leadership in a Mass Struggle

For Students 9th - 10th
The author(the foremost living authority on Dr. King today) examines the idea and role charisma played in King's leadership style and abilities. The author argues that his use of charisma was not all Dr. King utilized.
Website
US National Archives

Nara: Findings on Mlk Assassination

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the findings of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.
Handout
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
This website from The Nobel Foundation on 1964 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968 ), is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Swedish Nobel...
Primary
Wyzant

Wyzant: History and Politics Out Loud: "I Have a Dream" Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s powerful and famous speech, "I Have a Dream." Transcript and audio clips are also provided.
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NBC

Nbc Learn: 1966 1968: Challenges

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this video/lesson series we will explore how Martin Luther King broadens his scope, speaking out against poverty and the Vietnam War. However,he is met with resistance - from white protestors, from Lyndon Johnson, and from some in his...
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National Geographic

National Geographic: The Politics of Place Naming

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use an online geographic information system (GIS) to uncover the geographic and social context of streets named after Martin Luther King, Jr. They map street locations to identify regional patterns in honoring King, consider...
Website
Digital History

Digital History: Black Nationalism and Black Power

For Students 9th - 10th
There were two methods of protesting discrimination of African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement: follow Martin Luther King, Jr. or Malcolm X. Find out about the Black Panther Party, Black Nationalism, and Black Power.
Primary
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Roads to Memphis Transcript

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete program transcript for Roads to Memphis, the first film to explore the mind of Martin Luther King Jr.'s elusive assassin.
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: African Americans Biography, Autobiography and History

For Students 9th - 10th
Five primary source materials on African American history: I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr., My Bondage and Freedom by Frederick Douglass, The Narrative of Sojourner Truth, The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois, Up From...
Primary
NBC

Nbc Learn: Finishing the Dream: 1955 56: Buses and Boycotts

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of archival video clips covering the early days of the civil rights movement in the United States. Looks at reaction to the lynching of a teenager named Emmett Till in Chicago, Rosa Park's protest, the Montgomery Bus...
Primary
NBC

Nbc Learn: Finishing the Dream: 1960 1962: Freedom Fighters

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of archival video clips covering protests against racial segregation in the United States in the period 1960-1962. Features clips on the Greensboro sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counters, Freedom Riders who fought bus...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Transcendentalism: Civil Disobedience

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from a unit on American Transcendentalism focuses on civil disobedience using "Essay on Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau and "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King Jr. Links are provided to each of the...
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Contesting Futures: America in 1960s: Civil Rights Movement Marches On

For Students 11th - 12th
An examination of the civil rights movement of African Americans in the 1960s. Discusses the different forms of protest, the influence of Martin Luther King, Jr., the rise of Black Power, the Black Panthers, and Malcolm X. This is...
Website
American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Maya Angelou

For Students 9th - 10th
A well-written biography of Maya Angelou. Includes a profile, interview and photo gallery. In the interview, she talks at length about her friendship with Martin Luther King, Jr. and what he was like as a person.
Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Civil Rights: An Investigation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through the instructional activity provided here, learners will not only learn about civil rights and civil liberty but also understand the key roles played by President Johnson and Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Nonfiction and Research: Nonfiction Reading

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on students reading nonfiction works including excerpts from: Night by Elie Wiesel, Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom, and Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain, and "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Dr. Martin...
Activity
Curated OER

Study Guide for the Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A well-written study guide for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Includes a profile of William Shakespeare and background information about the play and its historical context. There are synopses of each act, discussions of literary devices,...
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REMC Association of Michigan

Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 17. Creative Communications

For Students 9th - 10th
Communication involves listening and speaking as well as reading and writing clearly and creatively, and technology provides opportunities for expressing yourself digitally. In these Quests, students learn about different software...
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Children's Museum

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Children in the Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Meet ordinary children of the past who inspire us even today. Step back in time to a United States full of racism and segregation. Students will explore the Civil Rights Movement and leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They'll see...
Primary
Other

Letter From Birminghham Jail [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This letter shares Martin Luther King's reflections about his involvement in peaceful demonstrations. The letter provides historical information about the plight of African Americans throughout history and why he and others are so...
Graphic
Curated OER

Portrait Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A newspaper photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., taken during a 1964 press conference.
Graphic
Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Martin Luther King, Jr., Speaking

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cartoon representation of Martin Luther King, Jr., at a podium

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