Martin

Luther
King Jr.

Second Grade Social Studies

Lesson
South Carolina State Standards covered in
this lesson
• 1.H.1 Identify similarities and differences between one’s community
and other South Carolina communities over time.

• 1.H.3 Evaluate different sources of evidence used in historical inquiry,

such as art, artifacts, digital sources, graphs, maps, oral histories,
photographs/images, and texts.
Objectives of this lesson
• After this lesson students will be able to recognize who Martin Luther
King Jr. is.

• Students will be able to describe what impact he had on the United

States.

• Students will relate this piece of history back to their own state.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

AN ACTIVIST
But what is an activist exactly?
An activist is someone who
campaigns to bring about
political or social change.
Although he was most known for
being an Activist and Leader he
was also…
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a father a pastor a husband

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A father

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GO BACK!!
A pastor

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A husband

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BACK!!
He fought for…..
• Equality for all
• To end segregation
• To end discrimination
His most famous speech was….. “I have a dream”

Click the link to watch the speech!

://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP4iY1TtS3s
Instead of violence he used…..
Campaigns
Speeches
Marches
Peaceful Protests
QUIZ TIME

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ANSWER

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What Speech is Martin Luther King Jr. most known
for? (click on the box with the right answer)

“I have a dream” “No more racism”

”End Buses” ”I am Martin Luther”

RIGHT ANSWER!!

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What did Martin Luther King Jr. fight
for? (click on the box that has the
right answer)

To end racism Women’s right to vote

More ice-cream!! To stop pollution

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ANSWER

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How we honor him
Watch the video to learn more about how and why we honor him!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyTeMoHfarw
His impact in our own
state!
3,000 people
gathered to listen

In 1967

He delivered a speech in
Charleston, South Carolina
 To learn more about
him visit this website!
https://thekingcenter.org/about-dr-king/