
A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King, Jr., for Students,Beacon Press
Introduction
In partnership with Beacon Press, we've created a series of six lessons as a companion to A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King, Jr., for Students. This lesson, The Power of Freedom, focuses on Dr. King’s most well-known and frequently taught classic works, like “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and “I Have a Dream.” Students should read and discuss the themes in both works and connect to events in their lives today.
Essential Question
Did the nonviolent direct action, which King describes in his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” successfully transform Birmingham, Alabama from a segregated to a just society in 1963?