Martin Luther King Jr. and Leadership
““The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” ”
Click the image to link to the video. This video teaches major events in the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., or MLK. Students will learn about King’s biography, including the segregation that he and the African-American community faced, his work as a minister and his role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Civil Rights Movement. The video also describes King’s commitment to nonviolent means of protesting and features clips from King’s "I Have a Dream" speech given at the March on Washington.
As you know, Monday, January 18th was MLK day. We usually have art projects up on the walls around the school for MLK Day. Some of these projects are created by students. Teachers and students have the opportunity to look at them between classes or together as part of a lesson. This year many teachers incorporated lessons about MLK into their online classes and shared resources with one another. As we head into Black History Month. we thought we would share some of those resources here on the blog. More to come in February.
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Michelle Hernandez, YWA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator shared the following :
African American History is celebrated during the month of February. National recognition began when, in 1975, President Ford issued a Message for the Observance of the African American History Week, urging the community to recognize the contributions of African Americans to the Nation, including the present Civil Rights (LOC, 2021). And, during the third Monday of January of each year, the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is observed in the form of a National Holiday.
Martin Luther King Jr. is recognized for being one of the 20th century's most influential civil rights leaders (LOC, 2021). He was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. King participated in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in 1963, delivering his famous speech: " I Have A Dream".
President Ronald Reagan signed the bill: H.R. 3706, to make a legal public holiday the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Public Law No: 98-144), in 1983. The federal holiday is declared each year via Presidential Proclamation.