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14-1 (08) Coma visit roe st the fTM Especially for kidS and their families 4 1 Sponsored by DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Created by BETTY DEBNAM from The Mini Page 200B Untwtal Prwa Syndicate 40 Years After His Death si tffckoty $otot 'MsK- Dr. King's Work Lives On nn Decatur il II 1 Memorial Jy Hospital WWM Martin Luther King Jr. gives his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington in August 1963. A civil rights victory After some large and sometimes violent events in Southern cities, President John F. Kennedy presented a bill to Congress that would make discrimination illegal.

With the 1963 March on Washington, which included more than 250,000 people, Dr. King and his supporters hoped to convince Congress to pass the bill. Segregation For decades after the Civil War and the freeing of slaves, many African-Americans struggled to make better lives for themselves. Even though laws made them "free," they were often segregated, or separated based on skin color. In some parts of the country, it was hard for them to get a good education or jobs, buy or rent a house, eat in restaurants, or use Go dot to dot and color.

18. 19 public transportation. A woman named Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955 in Montgomery, because she wouldn't give up her seat on a The act made it illegal to discriminate against people in public places based on their race. It "I have a dream." You may have heard this famous statement from one of Dr. Martin Luther King speeches.

Dr. King led America's struggle for equal rights for people of all races during the 1950s and '60s. Dr. King was assassinated, or murdered, 40 years ago, on April 4, 1968, 20 17 "'A 22 "la Vo -26 -28 11 also called for The Civil Rights Act of 1964 emial chances was signed into by equal cnances Pr-ident Lynd0n b. for jobs and Johnson.

Martin Luther King education. Jr. is standing behind him. Equal voting rights In 1965, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. This act guaranteed city bus to a white Rosa Parks passenger.

African-Americans in Montgomery boycotted, or refused to use, the buses for more than a year. Martin Luther King Jr. was chosen to lead the boycott. Fighting segregation Across the country, black people were joining in the fight for their civil, or citizens', rights. Dr.

King started the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957. This group would help organize and support protests against discrimination, or urifairness. Dr. King wanted the protests to be peaceful, but that was not always possible. 7 33 VV7 4 V- ji 3 in Memphis, Tenn.

He was only 39 years old when he died. Dr. King had worked so hard for the cause of civil rights that his efforts continue without him. In this issue, The Mini Page remembers that day 40 years ago and the work Dr. King and his colleagues were doing when he died.

VOTE 8 TODAY that all qualified citizens would have the right to register and vote in elections. Oft 6. 34 Iram Tha IMni Paga 1008 UnknrMl Pros SvndlcaM from Th Nnnt Page 2006 Urworkai PraM Syndicate Meet Martin Lawrence r. King's Background Martin Lawrence stars as James Porter in the Disney movie "College Road Trip." He has appeared in many movies. He was the voice of Boog in "Open Season." Martin began entertaining people as a stand-up comic.

He appeared on the TV talent show "Star Search." He then got a job on the TV sitcom "What's Happening Now?" King's influences Dr. King was known for his strong be! let' in non-violence. His friend Dr. Benjamin Hooks had this to say about him: "This was a man who believed in non-violence as a way of life, not just in the civil rights movement, but nonviolence at home, non-violence with his 1 I i-ii at, -lift I He went on to host comedy shows on TV He then helped create and produce the TV show "Martin which he also starred in. Martin, 42, was born in Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany He graduated from high school in Maryland.

He lives in Maryland now. from Tlw MM Pag 2008 Unrww Pra Syndicate What kind of doctor? Martin Luther King Jr. was not a medical doctor. He received a Ph.D., or a doctor of philosophy degree, from Boston University. His degree was in theology, or the study of religion.

King's early life Martin Luther King Jr. was born Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Ga. He had an older sister, Christine, and a younger brother, A.D. He was named after his father, Michael King Sr.

When Dr. King was a little boy, his father changed his own name and his son's to Martin Luther King Sr. and Jr. The boy was called M.L. by family members and friends.

King Sr. was the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Dr. King's grandfather, A.D. Williams, had also from The Mint PagnE7univerBa! Press Synotcste A good scholar King Jr.

graduated from high school when he was 15 and went to Morehouse College in Atlanta. There he decided to follow his father into the ministry. Meeting his wife While at Boston University, Dr. King met Coretta Scott. She was a music student from Marion, Ala.

After their marriage in 1954, they had four children: Yolanda, Martin III, Dexter and Bernice. In Montgomery The Kings moved to Montgomery, where Dr. King was the pastor at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. When Dr. King led the boycott of the bus system in Montgomery, he became a symbol of the movement for equality between black and white people.

In 1960, the King family moved to Atlanta so that Dr. King could spend more time working with the SCLC. He insisted that protestors not act violently, even when people working against them became violent. Gus Goodsport's Report children." Dr. King's beliefs were partly based on Christian teachings.

He was also influenced, or inspired, by Mohandas Gandhi, a leader in India who peacefully helped to make changes in society. Supersport: Michael Beasley sspa Height 6-10 Birthdate: 1-9-89 Weight: 235 Hometown: Washington, D.C. He is tall. He is talented. In Manhattan, he is The Man.

And throughout the college basketball world, 19-year- i 1 old Michael Beasley is much more. Mohandas Gandhi 1869-1948 The Kansas State freshman also is Mr. Double-Double, having averaged about 27 points and 12 rebounds a game while setting the Wildcats' single-season scoring record. By been a pastor at the church. Later, Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a pastor there, too. i j- i lii An important prize In 1964, Dr. King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Every year, this honor goes to someone who has made great progress in the area of international peace.

early March he had already broken the Big 12 Conference mark as well by hitting double figures in scoring and rebounding in 27 games. With his size, shots and moves, Beasley not only is the apple of everybody's eye in "the Little Apple," the nickname for Manhattan, but pro teams are also ready to offer him a multimillion-dollar contract K-State fans, though, are pleading for him to stay in school. Beasley flashes a personality to match his game. He is a rabid fan of SpongeBob, the cartoon character, and a "big kid" at heart, says a K-State official. Except on the basketball court, where he is a big man.

Ebenezer Baptist Church from The Mini Page 2006 Universal raaa Syndtcatt ham Trie Mini Pftge WWUnivers inl Joto JTUV1 111 FUNNY'S ing's Legacy All the following jokes have something in common. Can you guess the common theme or category? tP Rachel: What pet has a bill but is not a bird? 3f Ronnie: A gerbil! 5fe Randall: My fish doesn't like getting caught in the net. Rita: Don't let it go online! Events in Memphis, brought Dr. King to that city in April 1968. Sanitation workers were sent home one day in January 1968 during heavy rains.

But while white workers received full pay for that day, black workers got only partial pay. The garbage workers began a strike, and there were marches, meetings and boycotts in Memphis. King's work continues Many Americans were upset after Dr. King's death. He had helped change the way people thought about how to treat each other, and most of his efforts had been peaceful.

However, after he died, Dr. King's work did not end. On April 11, President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which promised fair housing for all people, no matter then-race, religion, color or nationality. He also sent officials to Memphis to settle the garbage workers' strike. Dr.

King's legacy, or the ideas he left behind, continued as other African-American leaders took up his work. Rochelle: What is a cat's favorite color? Rocky: Purrrple! from Tim Mm. Paoa 3008 UmvWMl Phm SyndtcM DR. KING TRY FIND Words that remind us of Martin Luther King Jr. are hidden in the block below.

Some words are hidden backward, and some letters are used twice. See if you can find: MARCH, DREAM, MARTIN, MEMPHIS, FREE, ASSASSINATED, EQUAL, EDUCATION, HOUSING, BOYCOTT, CML, DISCRIMINATION, PEACE, RIGHT, ATLANTA, POOR, NOBEL. KING, VIETNAM, FAMILY. Assassination: April 4, 1968 Dr. King went to Memphis in April 1968 to support a three-month-long strike, or work stoppage, by African-American garbage workers.

DISCRIMINATION BVN I TRAMLQLAUQE OPOORZNWJMARCHA his oreamN lives on! In May 1968, Dr. King's friend and coworker Ralph Abernathy and Dr. King's wife, Coretta Scott King, led the Poor People's Campaign march to Washington. They started at the Lorraine Motel. About 7,000 marchers stayed A I A I I I A I A BON OXHOUS I NGPFR TDP HKWVGHH LE Abernathy took over leadership of the SCLC.

He gave a famous speech on the evening of April 3. Here are a few lines from his speech: "We aren't engaged in any negative protest and in any negative TQL EDUCAT I ONNGT DCZDETANI SSASSA Before his death The movement for equal rights continued into the mid-1960s. Dr. King and others began to focus on blacks in Northern states, many of whom were hungry and hving in poor conditions. Dr.

King organized the Poor People's Campaign, which he hoped would help improve life for impoverished people of all races. With this campaign, he was trying to solve not just racial issues, but the problem of economic, or money-related, inequality. He called for poor people to march to Washington in April 1968 and stay there until lawmakers did something to help end poverty. Vietnam War protests Dr. King also began to protest against the Vietnam War.

He believed that the war was another example of people going against human rights, and that it was related to the poverty and racial problems in the United States. I. Mini Spy in Washington until mid-summer. Mrs. King started The King Center in Atlanta to continue her husband's work.

Today, the Lorraine Motel in Memphis is the National Civil Rights Museum. A national holiday Since 1986, we have celebrated the third Monday in January as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This is the only U.S. holiday that honors an Mini Spy and her friends are voting.

It's their right! See if you can find: man in the moon word MINI strawberry arguments with anybody. We are saying that we are determined to be men. We are determined to be people." The next evening, Dr. King was standing on a balcony at the Lorraine Motel when he was shot by James Earl Ray. Ray was convicted of killing Dr.

King and died in prison in 1998. sailboat butterfly tooth olive carrot ladder bell kite heart lips letter teapot pencil key ruler umbrella boomerang Sites to see: The National Civil Rights Museum, www.civilrightsmuseum.org A View From the Mountaintop, http-ymediajnyfoxmemphis-commlk The Mini Page thanks Kira Duke, education coordinator for the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, for help with this Next week, The Mini Page celebrates National Library Week by honoring the Newbery and Caldecott medal winners. The Mini Page Staff Managing Editor Lucy Lien Associate Editor Wendy Daley Artist Betty Debnam Contributing Editor Lisa Tarry.