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Discussing MLK and His Ideas in Every Subject
Overview The purpose of this Deck is to provide ideas and thought-provoking questions to bring the relevance of Martin Luther King Jr. 's ideas, messages, and legacy to your lesson no matter what you teach. Please use any ideas in this Deck that make sense for your classroom.
Why are there racial tensions? Where do you think racial tensions stem from? Why do you think people are afraid of, or mistrust someone who looks different than they do?
Where did humans first originate? From there, how did humans spread around the world?
What traits do you think would have evolved differently based on where humans migrated?
Do you think these difference that evolved over time, have any impact on how we relate to one another today?
Explain your answer.
What events have bent the arc of the moral universe toward justice and which have moved it toward injustice? Injustice Justice
Read "Letter from a Birmingham City Jail, " including the initial letter from the eight Alabama Clergymen.
What stands out to you in the pictures in this article?
SIX PRINCIPLES OF NONVIOLENCE Dr. King believed in Nonviolent Direct Action. Which principles seem true to you? Which ones do you have questions about? 1. Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people. It is active nonviolent resistance to evil. It is aggressive spiritually, mentally and emotionally. 2. Nonviolence seeks to win friendship and understanding. The end result of nonviolence is redemption and reconciliation. The purpose of nonviolence is the creation of the Beloved Community. 3. Nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice not people. Nonviolence recognizes that evildoers are also victims and are not evil people. The nonviolent resister seeks to defeat evil not people. 4. Nonviolence holds that suffering can educate and transform. Nonviolence accepts suffering without retaliation. Unearned suffering is redemptive and has tremendous educational and transforming possibilities. 5. Nonviolence chooses love instead of hate. Nonviolence resists violence of the spirit as well as the body. Nonviolent love is spontaneous, unmotivated, unselfish and creative. 6. Nonviolence believes that the universe is on the side of justice. The nonviolent resister has deep faith that justice will eventually win. Nonviolence believes that God is a God of justice.
Draw or type 2 things you learned in today’s lesson:
Circle how you are feeling:
