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Lesson Plan January 20 2025

Martin Luther King Jr. Day classroom resources

Examine Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy with these lesson plans and videos

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Lesson Plan January 19 2025

Lesson plan: MLK Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," racism and Jan. 6

Examine the words of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" in relation to Jan. 6

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Daily News Lesson October 28 2024

A Democracy Minute: John Lewis on nonviolence in America

Watch and reflect on these 60-second video clips about democracy in America

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Butler

Daily News Lesson July 23 2024

How polarization and division leads to political violence

See how increasing polarization led to the assassination attempt of former President Trump

A person walks past a mural of Martin Luther King Jr. during the celebration of MLK Community Service Day in Washington

Lesson Plan January 15 2024

Lesson plan: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech as visual text

Examine why the speech was a defining moment in the Civil Rights Movement through a visual drawing or illustration

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Daily Video March 02 2021

Classroom resource: Civil rights leader Vernon Jordan dies at age 85

Learn more about the life of Vernon Jordan, civil rights leader and lawyer, who died on Monday at the age of 85.

Martin Luther King Giving "Dream" Speech

Lesson Plan August 28 2020

The March on Washington: Four teacher resources

A collection of five resources to examine the March on Washington and the Civil Rights Movement

A student from Covington Catholic High School stands in front of Native American Vietnam veteran Nathan Phillips in Washington

Daily Video January 25 2019

Lesson plan: Covington Catholic incident through a media literacy lens

Discuss media literacy strategies you can use when it comes to understanding current events and issues, including the confrontation between Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann and his classmates, and Omaha Nation elder Nathan Phillips on Friday at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.

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Daily Video January 21 2019

Lessons from Martin Luther King Jr. for today

Use this lesson on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to discuss dreamed of an America where people would "not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character"

Martin Luther King Giving "Dream" Speech

Student Voices January 17 2012

Students remember Martin Luther King Jr.'s celebrated speech

Fifty-nine years ago, civil rights leader Martin Luther King climbed the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered his well-known "I Have a Dream" speech.

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