In addition to the above video, students can access a transcript of the speech through the EDSITEment-reviewed Martin Luther King, Jr. What do they think motivated each of these people to attend the march? Activity 3. Click on the button that says 'More Hits' to move to the next page.Īs they view the photographs, ask students to take special note of the variety of people represented. Now click on 'Search for Archival Holdings.' Next, click on 'NAIL Digital Copies Search.' In the blank space next to the instruction 'Enter Keywords,' type in the words 'March on Washington.' Scroll down the boxed list titled 'Media' and select 'Photographs and Graphic Materials.' Finally, click on 'Display Results' to view more than eighty photographs from the March on Washington. On the left-hand side of the screen, you will see a list entitled 'Other NARA Sites for Primary Sources.' Select 'NAIL' from this list. In order to gain a sense of the magnitude and power of the march, as well as the wide diversity of Americans who attended it, students may view photographs from the extensive collection available through the EDSITEment-reviewed Digital Classroom website. The above video provides an introduction to the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom that was held on August 28, 1963, followed by a long excerpt from Dr. King's work was part of a lengthy struggle that continues to this day. Briefly discuss each of these figures' contributions to the battle for civil rights, pointing out that Dr. Students may already have some knowledge of these historical figures from previous units of study.

National Historic Site.' Additional information about King's birthplace can be accessed through the National Park Service.įinally, remind students of some of the other people who worked to extend the American dream to all Americans (e.g., Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Mary McLeod Bethune, W.E.B. Under 'Georgia,' click on 'Martin Luther King, Jr. Click for a picture of King's birthplace. King through the EDSITEment-reviewed website We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement. You and your students can visit historic sites relevant to the life of Dr. Adler (New York: Holiday House, 1989) offers an accessible overview of King's life, while portions of If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King, by Ellen Levine (New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1994) could be used to provide historical context. A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr., by D.A.

Next, read the class a short biography of Dr. King in smaller bubbles around the center. King's name in the center bubble as you elicit students' prior knowledge, write the words and phrases that they associate with Dr. Draw a 'bubble map' on the board with Dr. Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?īefore the lesson, explore what students already know about Martin Luther King, Jr.

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