So, today is Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday, and I'm interested to know how high schools take a moment to reflect the impact that his work in civil rights has affected students. I know little kids will color pictures of him and learn a little about him. But I feel like older students have a better ability to know what nonviolent protests are about and what civil rights are for. And since it's been a little while since I was in high school, what activities do high school students do?
Holidays are funny things, especially when birthdays are officially commemorated. It never is about the actual day of the birthday but then it becomes a political event. I bring you "Lee-Jackson-King Day" which was celebrated in Virginia until 2000.
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