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January 10, 2023


** Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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“Shallow understanding from people of goodwill is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.” —Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in “Letter From Birmingham Jail”
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Teaching About King’s Radical Approach to Social Justice
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This year as we honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we must reflect upon the reality of his mission and share with young people the complexity of both the man and the civil rights movement. In recent years, King’s legacy has been used in attacks on teaching honest history and attempts to undermine social justice education. In this short article ([link removed]) , LFJ Associate Editor Coshandra Dillard explores the moments often left out of the narrative about King. These LFJ resources—including words of wisdom from the late Rep. John Lewis—can aid in understanding the contemporary significance of the civil rights movement in countering policies that attempt to limit teaching honest history.
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** Reflections on a Dream Deferred
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The late Rep. John Lewis shares in this article ([link removed]) —published in the Spring 2008 issue of Teaching Tolerance magazine—how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. built momentum that opened up a path to opportunities for Black people. He also notes that King inspired generations after him to continue the fight for social justice. Yet, Lewis says we still have much work to do to realize King’s dream of “a Beloved Community, a nation and a world society at peace with itself.”
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** Podcast: Teaching Hard History, Episode 7, Season 3
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, “Teaching the Movement’s Most Iconic Figure,” Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Ph.D., associate professor of history at the Ohio State University, is in conversation with Charles McKinney, Ph.D., chair of Africana studies and associate professor of history at Rhodes College, about the full breadth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s humanity. Together, they deconstruct the mythology surrounding King’s legacy.


** Resource Spotlight
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* The Problem With the “Disney Version of History” ([link removed])
* From MLK to #BlackLivesMatter: A Throughline for Young Students ([link removed])

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“Now is the time to lift our national policy from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of human dignity.”
Download this One World poster ([link removed]) for display in a classroom, hallway, at home or other communal spaces.

Professional Development
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** Join LFJ In-person for PD Workshops on February 1 and 2 in Atlanta
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Virtual Workshops Are Coming This Spring!


** Check Out What We’re Reading
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“... [T]he push against CRT is hitting academia after decades of declines in the proportion of professors protected by tenure, meaning that most faculty members are not in positions secure enough to resist political pressure.” —ProPublica ([link removed])

“Making the effort to show up on TikTok tells young people that ‘we’re here, we hear you, we feel you.’” —The New York Times ([link removed])

“The family’s efforts led in 2014 to the enactment of Janet’s Law, requiring K-12 schools in the state to establish an emergency action plan, including the presence of AEDs, in the event of a sudden cardiac arrest.” —Education Week ([link removed])
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