'Think about the message of Dr Martin Luther King. If your assembly is to include a song this would be a good time to include it. You may also wish to share the following information with the group: i) Dr Martin Luther King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, aged just 35 ii) he was assassinated in 1968. You could use the Story questions as prompts. The duration is 6' 05' and the final words are: '.and I say: 'Amen to that.' 'Īsk pupils to sit in silence for a few moments to think about what they have seen and heard.Īsk children to tell you what they think is the most important thing to take away from the story. Today we call it the 'I have a dream speech' and in our story a woman remembers how, as a child, she was taken by her father to hear that famous speech.' He is particularly famous for a speech he gave - one of the most famous speeches of all time - in which he outlined his vision for a fairer, more just society for everyone. Dr King devoted his life to finding peaceful ways to struggle against that injustice and became a figurehead for what is known as the Civil Rights Movement. At the time Martin Luther King lived, much of America did not allow the same rights to all its citizens - for example, a black person might not be allowed to go to the same places or do the same things as a white person. Dr King was born on the 15th of January 1929 and lived in America.where every year there is a public holiday to remember and celebrate his life. 'Can anyone tell me who this picture is of? The picture was taken 1961 and it shows Dr Martin Luther King. You may wish to use the following form of words. Introduce the video by asking if anyone has heard of Dr Martin Luther King (and if it is MLK day, ‘why today is special’). Dispay the image of Dr Martin Luther King (see link above).

You might consider 'We shall overcome' or music from the Southern States of America or a blues track.

What year was the i have a dream speech