Friday, January 16, 2015

US History EXTRA CREDIT

This weekend marks the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's life and legacy regarding civil rights in America. Many of us don't take much time to fully consider the impact of Dr. King on the Civil Rights movement over this weekend. We often times forget to consider the principles and strategies Dr. King employed to fight an unjust system. These were revolutionary strategies that took extreme courage and measured practice to bring about change. Non-violence in the face of violence was effective in bringing about change to the Jim Crow South, and we should consider these principles today when we deal with contemporary examples of injustice. 

Read the article from the Smithsonian website and respond to the following prompt. 


Prompt: Why was Dr. King's belief in Non-Violent protest effective during the Civil Rights movement? Do you think this is an appropriate response to protesting modern instances of injustice (i.e - in the case of Ferguson, MO)? 


In order to earn 50 POINTS extra credit (on any test or quiz), your response must be at least 350 words. Please submit these to coach Yarbrough's email (coachyarbrough@gmail.com) by the end of school Tuesday, Jan. 20.



 For Version B Students. If you have not been told that you are a version B, this is not for you :)
 read and write a summary of the day's events (as portrayed in the article)
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