Martin Luther King, Jr. Online Visitor Information Center

Maintained by the National Park Service this web page is useful for anyone planning a trip to the King historic site in Atlanta, GA or interested in the life of the civil rights leader.

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• Civil rights wax museum project: In this lesson plan, students will choose African Americans prominent in the Civil Rights Movement and research aspects of their lives. They will create timelines of their subjects' lives and a speech about their subjects, emphasizing why they are remembered today.
• Freedom songs of the civil rights movement: Students will listen to freedom songs recorded during the civil rights movement, 1960–1965. Students will write about personal reactions to the music and lyrics. Through reading and pictures, students will briefly explore historical events where these songs were sung. Listening again, students will analyze and describe — musically — particular song(s).
• Jim Crow and segregation: This is an integrated lesson plan that incorporates both eighth grade language arts and history. Using Internet research, literary analysis, and persuasive technique, students will practice reading and writing skills while analyzing the impact of Jim Crow Segregation on African Americans living in North Carolina and elsewhere.

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Maintained by the National Park Service this web page is useful for anyone planning a trip to the King historic site in Atlanta, GA.

Teachers will find the Teacher’s Guide particularly useful since it not only includes logistical information regarding school visits but, also provides teaching resources (handouts, information sheets, and other learning activities) arranged by grade level.

For those unable to visit Atlanta the site offers a virtual tour of King’s Birth Home. Note: at the time of this review the link was not working properly.