Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

"Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’”  
- Martin Luther King Jr. 

Online Resources 

Video: The Civil Rights Movement with Hasan Kwame Jeffries 
View a recording of our 2021 class on the civil rights movement with Professor Hasan Kwame Jeffries, or watch the recordings of all the sessions here. 

Video: Performance of “I Have a Dream” Speech 
View a clip of a powerful performance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, read by a volunteer cast of students and actors at the National Constitution Center. Read the speech in its entirety here, and then learn more on our blog, Constitution Daily.  

Constitution 101 Curriculum Learning Materials 
Each collection of modules in our Constitution 101 curriculum contains video lessons and recordings of previous Scholar Exchanges, plus links to podcasts, blog posts, Interactive Constitution essays, and more. Great topics for Martin Luther King Jr. Day include: 

• Voting Rights

Crafts and Activities 

• “I Have a Dream” Mobiles