Dr. King's Memorial

Dr. King's Memorial

Introduction A memorial in Washington, D. C. , honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The memorial has a large sculpture of Dr. King and famous words that he said.

Who was Dr. King, and why do we remember him? Dr. King was a great leader. He wanted equal rights for all people, no matter their race, or color.

The South Dr. King grew up in Georgia, a state in the South, in the 1930s. Racism was common in the South, and many laws were unfair to black people.

The laws kept black people and white people separate from each other. Black children had to go to different schools from white children. Black people had to use different drinking fountains from white people.

Laws said black people had to sit at the backs of city buses. The front seats were only for white people. Black people also rode in different railroad cars than white people. Black people weren't allowed to use the same restrooms as white people.