Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Celebrate Holidays in the USA: Dr. Martin Luther King Day
Tells how King's birthday became a national holiday.
http://www.usemb.se/Holidays/celebrate/mlk.html

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Scavenger Hunt
A fun and educational web activity takes visitors to some of the best sites on Martin Luther King. Students may also submit poems, pictures, and other tributes to Dr. King for publication.
http://tstrong.com/mlking/

Dr. Martin Luther King Printables
Reading comprehension activities, story prompts, and historical vocabulary printables.
http://www.edhelper.com/DrMartinLutherKingJr.htm

Infoplease - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Includes biography, timeline, and facts about other civil rights leaders.
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/mlkjrday1.html

King Celebration 2004
Explores why people should honor King and offers a chronology of his life along with selections from his speeches.
http://www.king-raleigh.org/history/persp.htm

Martin Luther King Day of Service
Offers tips for making the day "a day on, not off," and highlights past MLK Day community service projects.
http://www.mlkday.org/

Martin Luther King Jr.
A multimedia look at King's life along with a challenge for those wishing to remember him. From the U.S. Department of Defense.
http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/mlk2002/

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Relates the history of the holiday. From Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
http://www.patriotism.org/mlk/

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on the Net
Examines the long road toward making King's birthday a national holiday.
http://www.holidays.net/mlk/holiday.htm

Martin Luther King's Birthday
Includes coloring pages, word search puzzles and online games.
http://akidsheart.com/holidays/mlk/mlkday.htm

MLK, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University
A collection of King's speeches, letters, sermons, as well as his autobiography. Also includes articles others have written about him.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/

PrimaryGames.com: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Includes printable coloring pages, games, and stationery.
http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/mlk/mlk.htm

Seattle Times: MLK Quiz
Interactive quiz tests your knowledge of King's life and the holiday that honors him.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/special/mlk/classroom/MLKquiz.html