Martin Luther King Jr.
The man who had a dream
Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Georgia. Say when.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/MLK/
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What was his father's job? What was his mother's job?
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/king/timeline.html
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Martin Luther King Jr. became a minister in Alabama. Find Alabama and Geogia on
the map of the United States, and say if they are Northern states or Southern states.
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm
http://www.infoplease.com/states.html
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When Martin Luther King Jr. was a child, black people did not have the same rights as
white people. Describe two examples of inequality on the following pictures
Example 1 http://www.web.net/~jharnick/i/racist5.gif
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Example 2 http://www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/PhotoAlbum/civil_rights.cfm
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So what did he decide to do? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/MLK/
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Martin Luther King Jr.
The man who had a dream
Martin Luther King Jr. advocated non-violent action. What sort of actions did he
organise? http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmheroes1.html
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What was the name of his wife? Did he have children?
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/MLK/
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What are black people often called nowadays in the USA?
http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/NEWafamML1.html
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When and how was Martin Luther King Jr. killed?
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/bhm/0,8805,97677,00.html
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How do people in the US commemorate his life and achievements?
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/MLK/
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What do most people call Martin Luther King Jr.'s most famous speech? To find out,
type "most famous speech Martin Luther King" in Google
http://wwwgoogle.com
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