Your Teacher's Tool-Kit for the national observance of Dr. King's Birthday

Monday is the annual national observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, birthday.

Illinois was the first state to recognize a holiday in Dr. King's honor in 1973.  It wasn't until 1999 that a King Holiday was recognized on the state level by all fifty states.  A national holiday on the third Monday of every January, to be called the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Holiday, was enacted in 1983 and became effective in 1986.

Here is a sampling of just a few of the many great online resources to teach your students about Dr. King's life, work, and legacy.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956)

• Text sources from the King Center, the King Encyclopedia at Stanford University, and the Montgomery Advertiser. 
• YouTube videos:

Selma-to-Montgomery March (1965)

• Text sources from the National Park Service and PBS.
• YouTube videos:

March on Washington (1963)

• Text of the "I have a dream" speech
• YouTube excerpt (5:17) of the "I have a dream speech":

• YouTube documentary (18:30) generally on the March on Washington: