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Martin Luther King, Jr.: What Did He Do? Why Does It Matter?

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Young historians examine the work of Martin Luther King Jr. by reading and answering questions about the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Albany Movement, the Birmingham and Chicago campaigns, and the Memphis Sanitation Worker's Strike.

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Concepts

martin luther king jr., the civil rights movement, civil rights, non-violent protest, protests, activism, social activism, black history month

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

Use the materials as both homework and in-class assignments during Black History Month or while observing MLK Day. Be sure to leave time to discuss answers to worksheets as a group

Pros

Each session of the unit includes an informative reading, follow-up questions, and collaborative activity suggestions
Well organized materials and thought-provoking questions

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Common Core

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