Today we talked about Martin Luther King Jr. and why he is a hero in America. When telling the kids the story of MLK's life, I nearly cried watching E's reactions and hearing her questions. Life in the 60's is so far-fetched for her, she can't imagine people being treated a certain way because of their skin color. When we got to the part where MLK was assassinated, I thought she might cried as she gasped in unbelief.
After finishing our discussion about Martin Luther King, the kids had some time to paint with watercolors. E painted a picture of a black man on a stage with lots of white people listening to him.
I'm thankful that my kids don't have to live in segregation.
Although, here, we are definitely treated differently because of the color of our skin. Interesting.
My grandchildren have a very good teacher! When you say you're treated differently in Africa, I'm thinking it's a "good difference", unlike how blacks were (and sometimes now) treated long ago.
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ReplyDeletecolor looks funny spelled color instead of colour. :)
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