Summary

Sunday marks the 94th birthday of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Monday is the federal holiday honoring him. Since the 1990s, Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been a day of civic, community and service projects. Martin Luther King III, Dr. King’s eldest son and a global human rights advocate, joins John Yang to discuss his father’s legacy. For a transcript of this story, click here .

Five Facts

• Who is interviewed in this story, and what is his background?
• What question is Martin Luther King III asked every year?
• How does Martin Luther King III answer that question?
• When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrated every year, and why at that time?
• Why does Martin Luther King III call his father a "coalition leader" and describe that as a central fact of his legacy?

Focus Questions

1. What do you think it would mean to be a "coalition leader" today in the way that Martin Luther King Jr. was in the 1960s?
2. Media literacy : Where might you find more of Martin Luther King Jr.'s writing as described in this story?
3. Optional, if short on time : See, Think, Wonder: What do you notice? What does the story make you think? What do you want to find out more about?

For More

What students can do :

1. Learn more about King's legacy. As a class, choose one of our lessons on Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy with this set of lesson plans a resources .

2. Check out the latest segments from the NewsHour, and choose the story you're most interested in watching! You can start by reading the summary here : In the latest broadcast of the NewsHour, the death toll of one of Russia's deadliest attacks rises as Western nations pledge more military aid to Ukraine. President Biden faces intensifying Republican scrutiny over the classified documents found at his home.

You can make a Google doc copy of our Five Facts and discussion questions that work for any of these stories here .

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