BELOW ARE THE SPECIFIC MENTIONS OF KING IN THE GEORGIA CURRICULUM

The state sets standards (what students should know and be able to do, by the end of each grade) but curriculum (how those standards are taught, readings, documentaries etc.) is at the discretion of the local school district. The Georgia Department of Education provides optional instructional resources including sample units, teacher notes and tutorial videos.

The Georgia Department of Education teamed up with Georgia Public Broadcasting to create the Civil Rights Learning Journey, which is essentially a virtual field trip, available for free to teachers/classrooms, and includes videos, primary source images and documents, photo galleries, interactive maps, artwork and music, to help immerse students in learning about the civil rights movement.

Standards including the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the social studies curriculum:

KINDERGARTEN

Identify the national holidays and describe the people and/or events celebrated. Includes Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

2ND GRADE

Describe the lives and contributions of historical figures in Georgia history. Includes Martin Luther King Jr. (civil rights).

5TH GRADE

Describe the importance of key people, events, and developments between 1950- 1975.

Explain the key events and people of the Civil Rights movement: Brown v. Board of Education (1954), Montgomery Bus Boycott, the March on Washington, Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, and civil rights activities of Thurgood Marshall, Lyndon B. Johnson, Cesar Chavez, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Describe the impact on American society of the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr.

MIDDLE 8TH GRADE

Evaluate the role of Georgia in the modern civil rights movement.

Describe the role of individuals (Martin Luther King, Jr. and John Lewis), groups (SNCC and SCLC) and events (Albany Movement and March on Washington) in the Civil Rights Movement.

HIGH SCHOOL UNITED STATES HISTORY

Analyze U.S. international and domestic policies including their influences on technological advancements and social changes during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.

Investigate the growth, influence and tactics of civil rights groups, Martin Luther King Jr., the Letter from Birmingham Jail, the I Have a Dream Speech, and Cesar Chavez.

Describe the social and political turmoil of 1968 including the reactions to assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, the Tet Offensive and the presidential election.