Episode 11 of 24 · Leo & Layla's History Adventures

Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Peaceful Civil Rights Leader

Grades 3rd–5th

Government · Captions

About This Video

Elementary students will learn about the importance of standing up for what is right when Leo and Layla travel to meet Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the prominent civil rights leader and activist, whose dream was to live in a world where people would “not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

Standards Met in Ohio

  • SS.7.7.lp.aGrades 7thIdentify important ideas of Reformation thought (e.g., Martin Luther)

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