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1.17.26 - Part 1 · Children's Hour

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Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to radioi's Children's Story Hour. As a reminder,
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RADIOI is a reading service intended for people who are
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blind or have other disabilities that make it difficult to
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read printed material. Today we're going to be reading from
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various children's books. Your reader today is Patty. Coming up soon.
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On the third Monday of January is a special day
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called Martin Luther King Day. Let's learn more about this
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special day by reading some books. The first book I'm
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going to read is called Traditions and Celebrations Martin Luther
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King Junior Day. This book was published by Pebble Explore,
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an imprint of Capstone Publishing, and the copyright date is
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twenty twenty one. The book was written by Melissa Ferguson
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a dream. Martin Luther King Junior had a dream. He
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wanted all people to get along. He saw Black Americans
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being treated unfairly because of their race. He wanted Black
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Americans to have equal rights. He spoke out. Martin Luther
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King Junior wanted a better future. He hoped for a
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world without discrimination. Some people did not like what Martin said,
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but Martin kept his dream alive. In Martin's time, black
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people were not allowed to do the same things as
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white people. They lived in different neighborhoods, their children went
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to different schools, They ate at different restaurants. This is
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called segregation. Martin wanted to change this. He led peaceful marches.
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People of all colors marched together. They wanted to show
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that everyone should be treated the same. Martin was put
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in jail many times for his beliefs. He didn't give
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up hope. This page is accompanied by a photo and
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the caption reads, during segregation, black people had to ride
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in the back of the bus. Now there's a photo
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credit for this photo to Getty Images Betman. The photo
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shows the inside of a public bus and in the
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back are many black people writing, and in the front
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of the bus are white people who are writing. Will
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continue making a difference. Changes were made so that black
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Americans were treated more fairly. Black children began to go
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to the same schools as other children. Black and white
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Americas could eat at the same restaurants. They could drink
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from the same water fountains. Martin helped make these changes.
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There's a photo accompanying this page that where the caption reads,
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black and white children started going to the same schools.
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In the nineteen fifties. The photo credit for this photo
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is from the Library of Congress Thomas J. O'Halleran Prince
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and Photographs Division, and the photograph shows many children in
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a school classroom, and there are black children and white
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children all learning together. Some people did not want black
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Americans to have equal rights. They did not like Martin
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Luther King Junior. They did not want change. Martin was
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killed in nineteen sixty eight. After his death, many people
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were sad, but they remembered Martin's teachings. They remembered how
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brave he was. They wanted to make a difference to
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The photo accompanying this page shows many people standing in
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front of the White House in Washington, d C. And
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the caption reads, after Martin was killed, protesters gathered at
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the White House in Washington, d C. One of them
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is holding a sign that says, let his death not
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be in vain. The photo credit for this photo is
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to photo Quest. Martin Luther King Junior is a hero
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to many people. Americans celebrate a holiday to remember him.
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It is on the third Monday of every January. Martin
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Luther King Junior Day was first celebrated in nineteen eighty six.
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It is also called m LKA Day. mL K Day
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is a time to celebrate brave man. It honors the
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difference he made in the world. It also honors everyone
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who fought for equal rights. People celebrate MLK Day in
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many ways. Martin gave hundreds of speeches each year. You
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can watch videos of his speeches online. His speeches empire
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inspire people. His most famous speech is called I Have
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a Dream. In that speech, he shared his dream that
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all people would be treated fairly. Today, some people give
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speeches about equal rights on MLK Day. These speeches honor Martin.
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Martin believed in peace. He led many protests against unfair laws.
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He didn't use violence, he used powerful words. Instead, people
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listened to him. People still march today. They protest peacefully,
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just like Martin did. On Martin Luther King Junior Day,
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there are marches and parades. You and your family can
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join a march to honor Martin's dream. On this page
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there is another photograph. This one was taken by William
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Lovelace and Stringer, and the caption reads, Martin led a
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march to voting rights from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama.
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It's a black and white photo and it shows many
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people marching along a street continuing. There is a memorial
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to Martin Luther King Junior in Washington, d C. An
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image of Martin is carved into stone. The huge memorial
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is called Stone of Hope. On the holiday, people might
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visit the memorial. It is a good way to celebrate
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Martin's life and the good work he did. Many families
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visit the memorial each year. On this page, there's a
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color photo of the memorial for Martin Luther King Junior
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in Washington, d C. The photo credit is to TJ. Brown.
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Martin Luther King Junior Day is called a day of service.
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People are asked to help others. On the holiday. Martin
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worked hard to make the United States a better place.
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You can make your community a better place. Many schools
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and offices are closed on MLK Day so children and
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families can work together on this special holiday helping others.
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Honors Martin's memory. On this pa, there's a color photograph
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of young people who are I think it looks like
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they're probably in a park and they have paint and
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they're painting some columns and some parts of a fence.
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The photo credit for This photo is to Jeff Greenberg
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of Getty Images. Continuing. Your school or town might have
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special service events on MLK Day, or you can plan
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your own ways to help your community. Get some friends
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to help. Here are some ideas. Bring healthy treats to
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a food pantry, clean up litter in a park, give
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books to a children's hospital, work in a community garden,
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start a recycling program. Many children celebrate Martin Luther King
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Day at school. They read books about him, or they
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make a timeline showing events in his life. Ask your
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teacher if your class can march peacefully around the school.
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This march can show you believe in Martin's dream. You
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can also make a poster that shows Martin's dream coming true.
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Make a poster showing people of different colors working or
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playing together, showing kindness. Martin taught people to be kind
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and fair. You can do this too. You can be
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kind to other children, say something nice, share a game
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or a book, give a smile. There are many ways
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to show you care. Here are some ideas. Talk to
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a new classmate, make a thank you card for your teacher,
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hold the door open for someone, Give a flower to
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a friend or neighbor on this page, there's another photo
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that shows a young girl holding the door for another
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young girl. This photo credit goes to Capstone Press Karen Dubky.
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We celebrate Martin Luther King Junior Day in January, but
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it's important to remember Martin all year long. He was
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a leader who had courage. He knew that peace is
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stronger than violence. Martin wanted all people to be treated fairly.
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This was his dream. Parts of his dream came true,
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some unfair laws were changed. People still work to make
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his dream come true. The United States became a better
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place because of Martin. So this concludes the reading of
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our first book. Now let's read another little book. It's
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a ready to read book called Martin Luther King Junior Day,
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and it's written by Margaret McNamara and it's illustrated by
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Mike Gordon. It's published by Simon Spotlight, an imprint of
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Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing Division, and was copyrighted in
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twenty twenty three. One day in January, missus Connor took
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the first graders to a museum. Does anyone know who
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this is? She asked? Ayanna knew the answer, that is
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Reverend doctor Martin Luther King Junior, said Anna. This page
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has an illustration of eight children with their teacher, and
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she is pointing out a statue in this museum of
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Martin Luther King junior. Continuing, missus Connor said doctor King
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was a great leader. He had big dreams. What kind
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of dreams, asked Reza. One dream Doctor King had was
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that people would not be judged by the color of
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their skin, said missus Connor. Back at school, missus Connor
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asked the class to draw their dreams for the world
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on a piece of paper. This illustration shows all these
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children sitting in a classroom at their desks, and they
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all have paper and crayons and pencils ready to draw
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what they might dream for the world. Continuing, they had
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big dreams, just like doctor King. I have a dream
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that there will be no more fighting, Igen said. I
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have a dream that the earth will be clean, said Hannah.
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I have a dream that everyone will have fun, Katie said.
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The illustration on this page shows children having fun at
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an amusement park, and Katie has drawn a picture of
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the ferris wheel and a merry go round on her paper, continuing,
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I have a dream that people will never get sick,
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Nia said. I have a dream that I will do
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good things, said Becky. On this page, there's an illustration
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of Becky who is helping children cross the street, and
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she's holding a stop sign up to keep the cars
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stopping while the children cross the street. I have a
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dream that all children will play together and be happy,
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Emma said. This illustrator on this page shows four different
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sets of children. Two children are looking at a computer,
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two children are playing basketball together, and other children are
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jumping rope and having a good time playing tag outside. Continuing,
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I have a dream that no one will be poor,
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said James. And I have a dream that everyone will
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be safe, Reza said. The first graders were happy with
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their dream. Doctor King would be proud of you, said
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missus Connor. The illustration on this page shows that missus
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Connor has put all of the children's drawings up on
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the wall and they are now standing around looking at them.
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And I can see the one where the girl is
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holding the stop sign and children are playing together. Now
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continuing the story, what is your dream, Ayanna asked missus Connor.
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Oh I have very big dreams, said missus Connor. My
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dream is that all Doctor King's big dreams and all
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of your big dreams come true. And that's the story
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that I've just read to you called Martin Luther King
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Junior Day. I think we have time to read one
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more book about Martin Luther King Junior. This is called
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Celebrating Martin Luther King Junior Day. This book was published
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by Child's World with a copyright date of twenty twenty two.
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It was written about the author and it was written
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that's the person who wrote the book was Trudy Strain Truet.
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The author. Trudy Strained Truett is a former television news
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reporter and anchor. She has written dozens of books for children.
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She lives in Everett, Washington with her husband, Bill, a teacher.
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The illustrator, now, that's the person who's drawn the pictures
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is Joel Snyder. About the illustrator. Joel Snyder is a
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graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. He has
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had a long career of illustrating magazines, books, and other
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projects for children and young adults. Joel lives in Upstate
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New York, where he enjoys fishing and kayaking in the
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Adirondack Mountains. When he's not at his drawing board. Okay,
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let's now start reading the book. Chapter one, an American Hero.
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Americans of many different races join hands together. They marched
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down the street and sing, come join the parade. It's
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Martin Luther King Junior Day. Martin Luther King Junior was
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an important African American leader. He worked to make sure
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all US citizens were treated equally. On the third Monday
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and January, Americans honor Martin Luther King Junior. They remember
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a man whose courage helped change a nation. And here's
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a quote. This country will not be a good place
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for any of us to live unless we make it
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a good place for all of us to live. And
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that's from President Theodore Roosevelt. With on this page, there
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is an illustration that says Martin Luther King Junior Day
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on a banner, and many people are gathered around this
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banner and they're getting ready to hold a parade. And
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the caption says, some cities hold parades on Martin Luther
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King Junior Day. Chapter two, Birth of a Leader. Martin
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Luther King Junior was born on January fifteenth, nineteen twenty nine.
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His family called him mL for short. mL lived in Atlanta,
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Georgia with his parents, grandparents, aunt, and an older sister, Christine.
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In nineteen thirty m L's brother, Alfred, was born. Children
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of different races lived in ML's neighborhood. They all played together.
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One day, mL and Alfred went to visit two white brothers,
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as they had always done, but the boys said their
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parents wouldn't allow them to play with black children anymore.
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mL ran to his mother. She said that some people
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didn't realize that beneath the skin and everyone was the same.
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It was painful for mL to lose his friends this way.
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He never forgot. mL was a good musician, athlete, and student.
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He started college at age fifteen. On this page, there's
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an illustration with the caption growing up in Atlanta, mL
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played with children of other races, and this shows four
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boys gathered together outside and they're playing with marbles, so
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some of them are kneeling down on the ground. Chapter three.
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Different races, different rules. When mL was growing up, black
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and white Americans were not treated equally. In some cities,
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it was against the law for black people to go
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to the same place as as white people. They could
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not attend the same schools or eat in the same way. Restaurants, elevators,
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and drinking fountains had signed that read whites only. This
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was called segregation. Such treatment made m L angry, and
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rightfully so. He wondered if he should hate white people.
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M L's father was a minister. He told his son
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that hatred wasn't the answer. Reverend King taught m L
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that he could love others and still stand up for
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what he believed. Chapter four, I Have a Dream. After college,
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m L moved to Alabama and became a minister like
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his father. He married Coretta Scott. They had four children.
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Doctor King, as he was now called, began speaking out
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against segregation. He led peaceful marches for civil rights or equality.
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He gave speeches too. On this page there's a large
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illustration of many people gathered together and some of them
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are holding signs. One signe says civil rights now, another
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one says let freedom ring, and the caption says doctor
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King led many marches for equal rights. Doctor King's most
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famous speech was called I have a dream, and this
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is part of his speech. I have a dream that
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one day this nation will rise up and live out
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the true meaning of its creed. We hold these truths
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to be self evident and that all men are created equal.
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He said, I have a dream that my four little
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children will one day live in a nation where they
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will not be judged by the color of their skin,
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but by the content of their character. The illustration on
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this page shows doctor King face and he's standing at
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a microphone. Many microphones are gathered around him, and so
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they are recording his speech. The caption says doctor King
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quoted the US Declaration of Independence in his famous speech.
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Chapter five. Taking action, Doctor King's leadership made a difference.
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In nineteen sixty four, US President Lyndon Johnson signed the
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Civil Rights Act. It made segregation against the law, Even so,
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some people didn't want things to change. On April fourth,
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nineteen sixty eight, King was shot and killed. He was
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buried in Atlanta, Georgia, next to his grandmother. In nineteen
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eighty three, the US Congress created a national holiday to
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honor doctor Martin Luther King, Junior. They chose the third
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Monday in January so the date would fall on or
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near doctor King's birthday. Chapter six. Celebrating civil rights, church bells,
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ring choirs, sing angelic hymns across the nation. People gather
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on Martin Luther King Junior Day, they may watch a
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film of one of doctor King's speeches. Older citizens sometimes
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share what it was like to live during segregation. Some
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Americans take part in peaceful marches. Others volunteer in their community.
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They may pick up litter, paint over graffiti, or plant
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trees in a park. Martin Luther King Junior Day is
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a time to remember the struggle for civil rights. It
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is the time to remember that every American citizen should
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be equal and free. Along with the text on this page,
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there's a quote from President Abraham Lincoln, and he said
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America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we
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falter and lose our freedom, it will be because we
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destroyed ourselves. The illustration that accompanies this page shows some
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people gathered in a park. Some of them are picking
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up litter, some of them are planting trees, and some
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of them are painting a waif fence. The caption says,
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some people help in their communities. On Martin Luther King
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jord Day, Chapter seven, Poetry Corner. When we allow freedom
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to ring, When we let it ring from every village,
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in every hamlet, from every state and every city, we
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will be able to speed up that day when all
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of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles,
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Protestants and Catholics will be able to hold hands and
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sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual Free
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at last, Free at last, Thank God Almighty, we are
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free at last. This is a quote from the Martin
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Luther King Junior. I have a dream speech, given August
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twenty eighth, nineteen sixty three. The illustration that accompanies this
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page shows a picture of Martin Luther King and many
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other people gathered around him. The the it's under the picture.
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It says, injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
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And that quote is from Martin Luther King Junior. We
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wear the mask. We wear the mask that grins and lies.
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It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes. This debt
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we pay to human guile with torn and bleeding hearts.
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We smile and mouthed with myriad subtleties. Why should the
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world be overwives? I count in counting all our fears
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and sighs. Nay, let them only see us while we
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wear the mask. This poem came from Paul Lawrence Dunn's Dunbar.
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And there's another quote from darktor Martin Luther King Junior's
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Detroit speech that says, We've come to see the power
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of nonviolence. We've come to see that this method is
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not a weak method. For it's the strong man who
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can stand up amid opposition, who can stand up amid
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violence being afflicted upon him and not retaliate with violence.
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The illustration that accompanies this page has a quote from
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Ella Baker and it says, we who believe in freedom
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cannot rest. And it shows some a young family drinking
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from a fountain that says colored only. So this was
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during the time of segregation. Songs of unity. Hymns like
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these were often sung during the US civil rights marches
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in the nineteen fifties and nineteen sixties. One of them
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is we Shall Overcome and another is this Little Light
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of mine. This concludes to day's installment of the Children's
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Story Hour. Your reader has been Patty and I hope
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you re enjoyed the books that we read to day.
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Thank you for listening, and please stay tuned for continuing
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