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Post by Raeja Sun Jan 13, 2019 4:24 am

One of the most symbolic leaders of American blacks, an advocate of nonviolence and a world figure Martin Luther King was born on 15th January, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. King's involvement with the civil rights movement began with the arrest of Mrs. Rosa Parks on December 1st , 1955. Mrs. Parks, a African-American seamstress on her way home from work, was arrested for not giving a white bus rider her seat. Mrs. Parks was not the first African-American to be arrested for this "crime", but she was well known in the Montgomery African-American community. Dr. King and the other African-American community leaders felt a protest was needed. The African-American residents of the city were asked to boycott the bus company by walking and driving instead. The United States Supreme Court would end the boycott, which lasted 381 days, by declaring that Alabama's state and local laws supporting segregation on buses were illegal. The boycott was a success and Dr. King had showed that peaceful mass action could bring about change Know more about this wonderful human being, and celebrate his anniversary



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Post by Raeja Sat Jan 19, 2019 4:08 am

In the United States, Martin Luther King Day is always observed on the third Monday of January.


King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. President Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed three years later. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000.  from Wikipedia




Martin Luther King Jr Activity Sheets on Google


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Post by Raeja Sat Jan 19, 2019 4:11 am

Watch a short video about Martin Luther King, Jr. to learn how this advocate for peace and equality inherited his name from his father.
There are quite a few different ones


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https://www.natgeokids.com/za/discover/history/general-history/martin-luther-king-facts/

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