Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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The Stone of Hope: Moving the Dream Forward
PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):
Monday, Jan. 16, at 5 PM
Monday, Jan. 23, at 5 AM
THE STONE OF HOPE: MOVING THE DREAM FORWARD documents the first decade of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Now the fifth most visited Memorial averaging 3-5 million visitors a year, the King Memorial uniquely serves the country as the only Memorial on the National Mall honoring an activist, a preacher, and a man of peace.
100 Years from Mississippi
PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):
Monday, Jan. 16, at 10 PM
Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 3 AM
Friday, Jan. 20, at 5 PM
Mamie Lang Kirkland was seven years old when she fled Ellisville, Mississippi in 1915 with her mother and siblings as her father and his friend escaped an approaching lynch mob. Mamie had vowed for a century that she would never return to Mississippi. Yet at the urging of her son Tarabu, she finally confronted her childhood trauma by returning to Ellisville.
Learn More About Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. | Civil Rights Leader
In this lesson, students will watch a video about Dr. King that emphasizes his commitment to nonviolence. They will then examine and analyze a 1956 flyer and a 1966 photograph that illustrate King’s approach to maintaining nonviolence. The lesson culminates with a comparison to other leaders who have been consistently nonviolent in spite of great personal risk.