Tie this year's MLK Day lesson to the present with discussion prompts that meet students where they are. On August 28, 1963, civil rights leaders and Americans from around the country marched in Washington, D.C., to gather for one of the largest rallies for human rights in U.S. history. This is where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, which is cited as a turning point for the civil rights movement. It increased pressure on Congress to take legislative action and pa

Fifty years ago today, Robert F. Kennedy gave an iconic speech in Indianapolis, telling the crowd about Martin Luther King's assassination. The city was expected to riot, but instead, he calmed the crowd into silence. Watch Kennedy's full speech below. https://www.wthr.com/article/watch-robert-kennedy-gives-speech-in-indianapolis-after-mlks-assassination | WTHR-TV