Love and Faith

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, Love and Faith, introduces students to the music and poetry of the modern African-American Freedom Struggle and challenges them to create their own creative works.

Author:
Andrea McEvoy Spero
Subject:
Art, English Language, U.S. History
Grades:
6-8, 9-12

Photo credit. SNCC activists singing in protest. Drawing by Evan Bissell based on photograph by Danny Lyon.

Essential Question

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    King often spoke of the inherent role of love and faith within the movement for justice. Why did King believe love was at the center of the struggle for justice?

Lesson Activities