Dr. King's Memorial

Dr. King's Memorial

Introduction A memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is in Washington, D. C.

Who was Dr. King? Why do we remember him?

The South Dr. King grew up in the South in the 1930s. Many laws in the South at that time were not fair to black people.

Laws kept black people and white people separate. White children and black children went to different schools.

Black people had to sit at the backs of city buses. The front seats were for white people.