by Beth Staats
Quick Summary
Your students might know the words, but do they know as much as they should about the man who said them? This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, students can chronicle the life and legacy of this courageous hero by relying on the many resources in eLibrary Minnesota.
Your students might know the words, but do they about the man who said them? This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, students can chronicle the life and legacy of this courageous hero within the eLibrary Minnesota resources. The article in Britannica School, including a 3-minute video highlighting the major events of his life, offers information on Martin Luther King Jr.'s inspirations, struggles, and Civil Rights efforts. See pictures of his wife, Coretta Scott, as well as a detailed timeline map of the Selma march to Montgomery.
Read and learn more about Martin Luther King Jr. in Martin Luther King Jr.: marching for equality, which depicts the life of King, describes his childhood and the events that set his ministry on the course of attaining civil rights, illustrates his dedication to overcoming prejudice, and discusses his eventual assassination.
For younger learners, take a look at The rabbi and the reverend: Joachim Prinz, Martin Luther King Jr., and their fight against silence, which includes an illustrated and narrated telling of the partnership of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Joachim Prinz, a refugee from Nazi Germany, and highlights their speeches at the 1963 March on Washington. This book explores how both men worked to speak out against injustice wherever they saw it.
This is just a small sampling of the resources about MLK available in eLibrary Minnesota. There are many more resources, including primary sources, newspaper and magazine articles, and ebooks, all available at eLibraryMN.org.
