During the middle weeks of January, as we’ve been considering some of Martin Luther King’s words and the work he did with others in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s. While most students had heard some things about Dr. King before, not everyone had had a chance before to listen to his speeches or study the actions he took (nor those that were taken against him.

Reading and listening to his actual words was challenging, though the combination of different sources and experiences seemed to help by giving us a few ways to connect to his work. The dramatization Our Friend Martin provided another accesssible way for us to learn about and THINK ABOUT King’s impact and the issue of race as we follow-up on Black Shirt Day and as we move into February, Black History Month.

Our Friend Martin

After spending time in class sharing some reflections of that program and what it made us think about, I’ve invited students to post some of their reflections as comments here.