MLK WEEK

Watch this video: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/daily-videos/lessons-from-martin-luther-king-jr-for-today/

On April 4, 1968, King was in Memphis, Tenn., to support striking sanitation workers when he was shot to death on a hotel balcony. What followed was a national reckoning and the greatest wave of social unrest since the Civil War. More than fifty years later, Americans honor King’s sacrifice, in hopes of connecting his message to today’s struggles.

Discussion questions:

1. Essential question: How does the legacy of Dr. King inform activism today?

2. What did you learn about Dr. King in the video that you didn’t know before?

3. How have you been impacted by the social justice values of Dr. King?