Martin Luther King Jr. Day

good morning scholars, adult supporters, administration staff and anybody else

who wants to watch this video.

This is Miss Keith, and I am giving you our

presentation on Dr Martin Luther King Jr because it's his

day today that we observe in the United States of

America. I just want to tell you a little bit

about him, let you read through my presentation and just

learn as much as you can about him and hopefully

be moved to serve today.

So here we go.

The first thing I want to talk about was a

brief biography about him, just in case you don't know

about him.

Basically, when he was born, what type of education he

received, what he did throughout his lifetime, why he was

who was inspired by.

So if you read through this, you'll get that information.

The next thing I wanted to talk about.

Waas a brief history of the era.

So that's basically what was going on during the civil

rights movement of the 20th century and the reconstruction era

of the 19th century eso In this section.

If you read about it, you'll see basically what the

mindset was of people during that time what was going

on during that time.

So please take some time to read through that when

you get a chance.

Next is his prior assassination attempts.

A lot of people don't know that Dr King was

or had an assassination attempt on him when he was

42 years old by a woman who had a mental

illness. She really wanted him dead.

Her name was I.

Zola. Where, Curry, um and she stabbed him and with

a pen knife in his chest.

And if she has succeeded, or if he had sneezed,

it would have killed him.

So if he had, if all that had happened, he

would have not given his great.

I have a dream speech, and millions of people would

not have been informed that didn't know what was going

on down south or the different places that he went

about his, um, civil civil rights movement that was going

on because some people just didn't pay attention.

And, you know, if you don't see it on the

news or you don't see it, then it doesn't happen

for most people.

So yes, definitely read through this and you can learn

about his assassination attempts next, some famous quotes and these

quotes some.

They're not as famous there, they're different.

And I deliberately made them different because I wanted you

to read about the different sides of him and the

different organizations that he worked with, like the S C

L C um, organization, um, and how he was radical.

So make sure you read through these quotes because he

wasn't, um, well loved by everybody.

During this time, he actually was put on the list

of people that the FBI were targeting to make sure

that they didn't get too big.

And so even there is a documentary about how the

president at the time was trying to use his movement

because he was the safer movement.

Because he did talk about civil disobedience where, um he

was trying, though, to make it more massive that there

were more civil disobedient, um, outpouring in all over the

country. And that's when they got a little bit mawr

worried about him.

But before that, prior to that, he was just having

the peaceful sit ins where they would not use violence

against people that were using violence against them.

And so they thought he was the safer bit because

during this time there were other organizations that were like,

We're not doing civil disobedience because they keep harming us

and they keep beating us and they keep doing all

the things that they were doing.

And so, like I said for them, they were trying

to use him as a tool of saying, We're gonna

let him go a ce faras He could go because

he's of Reverend and he's safer.

So yes, definitely read through the quotes and learn a

little bit more about Dr King.

Next, let me go back.

Sorry, I have a video that I want you to

watch, Um, and when you actually click on it, you

will be able to watch it.

But it's basically about the gentleman that told this group

of kids to turn down their music because he felt

like it was thug music and that it disturbs its

peace. And so he shot through the window of the

car, and if you watch the video, you'll learn a

little bit about that as well.

Next, What can you do now?

That is a video of President Barack Obama, who signed

into a law a hate crime, Um, to continue Dr

King's dream.

It was because one individual, what was two different individuals.

But one in particular was about Mr Bird, who had

been tied to a truck and dragged, um, throughout this

country road in Texas.

And it was terrible hate crime.

And so in this video, President Obama signs this hate

crime law to continue his work and then on the

right side.

If you read this when you are doing reading through

the presentation, it's about different things you can do today.

Um, today at 11, there is an actual MLK service

event virtually online.

You can watch with your family, and then there's different

places you can volunteer.

Um, but yes, you should try to continue to follow

Dr King's example and follow his dream and give back.

And so today there's different places that you can give

back service here or you can do it.

A different time of year doesn't have to be today,

but that is the that is the hope that is.

The vision is that you continue Thio, pursue his dream

and give back to your community.

I hope this helps, and I hope it was informative,

and I hope that you will all take the time

to give back.

All right, You have a great day and thank you

for listening back.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Audio TranscriptAuto-generated