Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

"Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), American clergyman and Nobel Prize winner, one of the principal leaders of the American civil rights movement and a prominent advocate of nonviolent protest. King’s challenges to segregation and racial discrimination in the 1950s and 1960s helped convince many white Americans to support the cause of civil rights in the United States. After his assassination in 1968, King became a symbol of protest in the struggle for racial justice." (click here to continue reading this MSN Encarta article)

For more information on this imporant American citizen take a look at these links:

Fact Monster: Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/mlkjrday1.html

Time for Kids:
http://www.timeforkids.com/

The Seattle Times: Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/king/speeches.html

National Historic Site: Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://www.nps.gov/malu/

Martin Luther King, Jr. Word Search
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/word-finds/martin-luther-king-jr-wordfind.html

PBS American Experience: Citizen King
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mlk/

Nobel Peace Prize 1964: Martin Luther King, Jr
http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1964/

Timeline of the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/taverna/98/king.htm

Martin Luther King, Jr. Via the History Channel
http://www.history.com/encyclopedia.do?articleId=213854