Directory of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Resources

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. federal holiday celebrated the third Monday in January.

Sites listed in this category are suitable for children and teenagers. Sites provide material related to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, including historical background, holiday stories and poems, graphics, and ideas for celebrating.

Subcategories

• King, Martin Luther, Jr.

Resources in This Category

• Dr. Martin Luther King Printables

  http://www.edhelper.com/DrMartinLutherKingJr.htm
  Reading comprehension activities, story prompts, and historical vocabulary printables.

• Infoplease - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

  http://www.infoplease.com/spot/mlkjrday1.html
  Includes biography, timeline, and facts about other civil rights leaders.

• King Celebration 2004

  http://www.king-raleigh.org/history/persp.htm
  Explores why people should honor King and offers a chronology of his life along with selections from his speeches.

• Martin Luther King Day of Service

  http://www.nationalservice.gov/special-initiatives/days-service/martin-luther-king-jr-day-service-0
  Offers tips for making the day "a day on, not off," and highlights past MLK Day community service projects.

• Martin Luther King's Birthday

  http://akidsheart.com/holidays/mlk/mlkday.htm
  Includes coloring pages, word search puzzles and online games.

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on the Net

  http://www.holidays.net/mlk/holiday.htm
  Examines the long road toward making King's birthday a national holiday.

• MLK, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University

  http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/
  A collection of King's speeches, letters, sermons, as well as his autobiography. Also includes articles others have written about him.

• PrimaryGames.com: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

  http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/mlk/mlk.htm
  Includes printable coloring pages, games, and stationery.

• Seattle Times: MLK Quiz

  http://seattletimes.com/special/mlk/classroom/MLKquiz.html
  Interactive quiz tests your knowledge of King's life and the holiday that honors him.

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