The Power of Freedom
Introduction
In partnership with Beacon Press, we’ve created a series of six lessons as a companion to A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King, Jr., for Students. This lesson, The Power of Freedom, focuses on Dr. King’s most well-known and frequently taught classic works, like “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and “I Have a Dream.” Students should read and discuss the themes in both works and connect to events in their lives today.
Subject:
Art, English Language, U.S. History
Grades:
6-8, 9-12
Photo credit. A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King, Jr., for Students, Beacon Press
Essential Question
- 1
Did the nonviolent direct action, which King describes in his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” successfully transform Birmingham, Alabama from a segregated to a just society in 1963?
