The 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington

Students,

Fifty years ago this Wednesday, 250,000 Americans marched on Washington in an effort to promote racial equality and to put an end to racial discrimination.  Martin Luther King delivered his most famous speech, "I Have a Dream" on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.  Here are some reading, listening and video links that will help you better understand this important moment in America's past and hopefully how this event relates to things that happen today.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10264375/Martin-Luther-Kings-march-on-Washington-commemorated.html

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/45755884/vp/52831723

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130827/EDIT01/308250023/King-s-words-live-on?nclick_check=1

http://www.democracynow.org/2013/8/21/50_years_later_the_untold_history

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efd_UybfrGo

http://www.npr.org/2013/08/27/214224111/clarence-b-jones-a-guiding-hand-behind-i-have-a-dream

Reading Short Stories

Students, did you know that there are fictional stories that you can read that are not as long as books? Check out the link below for a collection of some of the most famous short stories ever written for the English language.  As you read, be sure to focus specifically on reading comprehension questions and any new vocabulary that you find.  

http://www.americanliterature.com/short-story-collections