1. Martin Luther King Jr.
A Special Man

2. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in 1929. He died in 1968.

3. Martin worked hard to make sure that everyone was treated the same.

4. When Martin was a boy, he saw that Americans with different skin colors were not always treated the same.

5. Martin said that all people should be treated equally
Martin said that all people should be treated equally. This was his dream.

6. Martin Luther King Jr. gave many speeches about his dream.

7. He did not believe in fighting.
Martin Luther King Jr. led peaceful marches to make his dream come true.
He did not believe in fighting.

8. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great leader.
He worked hard to make sure all Americans were treated fairly.

9. In 1986, President Reagan passed a law to make the third Monday in January Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

10. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day we honor Martin Luther King Jr.