Rosa Parks is often called the “mother of the civil rights movement.” When she was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to …
Celebrating MLK Day!
Today, we as an American nation celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor the tireless efforts of one man on behalf of Civil Rights. …
Review of March: Book One and March: Book Two by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin
Congressman John Lewis is a Georgia politician and civil rights activist. In fact, he was a part of many famous civil rights acts in the …
Begin Helping Others This MLK Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. represented a new beginning for America during the 1950s and 1960s. Among other civil rights activists, such as Rosa Parks and Cesar …
Martin Luther King, Selma, and Modern America’s Race Problem
As you (hopefully) know, Martin Luther King, Jr. (born 1929) was a Baptist preacher, humanitarian, and activist who dedicated his life to the civil rights …
Do Yourself a Favor and Celebrate MLK Day with “Our Friend, Martin”
I don’t know who else out there celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this way, but when I was growing up, MLK Day was honored …
Martin and Merv: Where Do We Go from Here?
Germ U short courses are learning experiences that will enrich your life on even the busiest of days. They take under fifteen minutes, but are …
Letter from Birmingham City Jail
Ya’Ke Smith from the University of Texas at Austin directed this remarkable dramatization of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham City Jail.” Germ U …
BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT: Rosa Parks
A simple line drawn roughly halfway down a bus was a visual reminder of the segregation on public transportation in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. African …