Thursday, January 11, 2018

A Letter to MLK

If Martin Luther King, Jr. was alive today and you could write him a letter, what would you say?

What questions would you ask him?
What would you tell him about your own life?
How would you thank him?

25 comments:

  1. julian julian julian julian awesomeJanuary 11, 2018 at 3:43 PM

    Dear Martin Luther King Jr., your steps to nonviolence is magnificent and I bet they will work perfectly when I try them. Thank you for all you have done for the world and to do all you have done without violence is amazing. Your I have a dream speech was the best speech I ever read and I admire every part of it. Was there only black people who agreed with your ideas or were there some white people also, and if there was white people who agreed with your ideas how many?
    Did you know that today you are considered a national hero by most of America?
    Every year our school marches on borough hall (town hall) to honor the march on Washington. We make posters that have quotes from your I have a dream speech on it and sing freedom songs. And some kids speak publicly.
    I hate to say it but there is still racism in America, but not even close to as much racism there was from 1950-1965 thanks to you. You have done alot for the world just like many other people but the thing that makes you special is that you don’t use violence to make the world a better place you use your words and your passionate soul to make the world a better place. And once again I thank you 100,000,000,000,000 times for all you have done for the world.
    Sincerely, Julian Zinner

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    1. reireireireireireireireireireireireireireireireireireiJanuary 11, 2018 at 4:06 PM

      100,000,000,000,000is a lot!

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  2. Dear Martin Luther King Jr., today my teacher showed and read to us your “Martin Luther King’s steps to nonviolence”. On Friday, we will march around our school in honor of the “March on Washington for jobs and freedom.” How did you come with these steps?How was life back in the 1900’s? I know it wasn’t all good for African-Americans,but it couldn’t have been all bad, right? Thank you so much opposing segregation so now I am able to meet so many different types of people.I go to a public school in Brooklyn and now can meet and become friends with many new kinds of people, not just in race, but in different personalities, I think I have to thank you for that.
    Sincerely, Josh.

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  3. Cason cason cason the random personJanuary 11, 2018 at 4:04 PM

    Dear Martin Luther King Jr.,

    You have made lots of history in todays world. Thank you for staying in jail for years ro fight for freedom and justice.
    Today I read your steps to non-violence in class today. I like how much heart you put into this.
    On Friday we will go on a march to Borough Hall just like your march to Washington Dc!

    Cason D.

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  4. reireireireireireireireireireireireireireireireireireiJanuary 11, 2018 at 4:23 PM

    if martin Luther King Jr was alive I would send a letter to him saying Thank you 1000000000000000000000000000000000000 times for making black and white together! if you were not alive our world woulde'v bin super duper duper duper bad and would never be able risk our lives save the world.and your amazing!

    If martin Luther king was alive I would just say THANK YOU SO SO SO SO SO SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!

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  5. Dear ,Martin Luther King jr.

    You have been a very peaceful loving person non-violent man .You made us intergrate .Your steps of non-violence are very peaceful well in your rules there is inclusivety and how to become a boloved community in step for peacefully negotiate I love how you take things nicely and you use humor intelligence and grace to lead to solutions.You belive in activism.All of your rules show that we should be nice kind and respectful.How did you get threw solutions?For you I would't be with my best friends and I want to thank you.We meaning ps261 is doing a march on borough hall and my poster is going to say:"We are never satisfied as long as the negro is the victum of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality ".What I want to for the world is be kind and be a good leader and become a person like you .Thank you so much!love mila thank you once again for making us be intergrated an fighting for the best!

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  6. Dear MLK

    I read your steps of nonviolence .I like how you put stuff in your words .I have some questions for you. When the march on Washington was happing were there people threatening to kill other people who where doing the march with you?Did black people get paid at all? Thank you for changing the world if it wan't for you i would't have as many friends.

    Love Sasha.

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    1. I think that wages were low for every body but they were especially low for colored people.

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  7. Dear: Martin Luther King Jr. , hey M.L.K on Friday January 12th we will remake the march on Washington again. I love that you helped with the civil rights movement. I also like the amazing speech because you changed many lives including my school and me. you inspire me to help out my community. someday i want to do what you did to change American lives with your speech. one day i will write a speech as amazing as yours.

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  8. AMIR/TOY BONNIE/SHADOW BONNIEJanuary 11, 2018 at 5:41 PM

    Dear MLK,

    you did amazing job by changing the World.
    If you didn't help stop segeration I wouldn't be in the same school as my friends. Since my school is so in spired by
    you,every year we DO a March and a speech
    to in honor you. I believe that everyone
    should have a dream so my dream is that everyone gets treated the same way. Love
    Amir.

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  9. Dear Martin Luther King Jr,
    I really like what you did. Without you blacks and whites would not be equal today. I've learned that it is better to live in peace than hatred. What was it like to stand in front of all those people? Another thing I learned is to gather information before you speak. When you gather your information then it is time to speak with others about your idea. Never give up even when things aren't going smoothly. Stay committed. Don't just talk to people on your side, talk to others too. When things go wrong keep calm and carry on. Don't be afraid of change. One more thing, the Friday before Martin Luther King Day we go on a march to Borough Hall and it's all thanks to you. Thank you. Sincerely, Norah

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  10. Dear Martin Luther King Jr,

    I have just read your steps to nonviolence , and I think this is a much better way to stand up to wrong actions,I agree with this also because retaliating with hate against hate never works out. As Michelle Obama said,"When they go low we go high."

    I'm wondering, do you invite specific people to your meetings? or do you tell people to tell people? Or do you put up flyers? Were there other littler groups like yours or did they just join on to yours?

    I have learned that being an activist is far from simple. It takes a lot of effort to make change,that it takes community to make change. Also being an activist is hard, you may face unfairness,and even danger,and even danger, but you still do not quit.It may take days,weeks,months ,and even years! But still you do not quit.

    On January 12th,2018at 9:00 am students of the 3rd,4th and 5th grades will be doing a march on Borough Hall in honor of you and the March On Washington. This reenactment includes songs, and signs of protest, America is in debt to you, without you I wouldn't have most of my friends, you inspire people everywhere, you who in amidst all the wrong made right, thank you Martin Luther King Jr.

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  11. Dear Dr. King,
    Was it hard not getting mad at people? My name is Sienna and I have a older brother his name is Luke. I’m nine years old. On January 10, 2018,my teacher read your rules for a nonviolent world. I think they are very helpful because they showed me that you worked really hard for this country. I think kids can also do things one example is that kids can be good influences .

    From,Sienna

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  12. Dear MLK,
    Thank you so much for changing segregation. Some of my friends are black and I really enjoy playing with them. My life has changed so much because different types of people from all around the world have been in it. All kinds of people help me with stuff in school.

    Some questions I was wondering were: 1. What inspired you to do all of this? 2. How did you convince people to join you or stand with you? 3. And last when did you decide you were sick of segregation and wanted to put a stop to it?

    Once again thank you so much for stopping segregation.

    Love: Micah Woolever

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  13. ALEXANDER(A FAN OF THE NYC SUBWAY)January 11, 2018 at 7:33 PM

    Dear MLK,

    I have a compliment about your rules of non-violence. Thank you for that rule. Homeless people will be so happy to get help from friendly and social people. By the way, my name is Alexander Wong. I am ten years old, but I am still on fourth grade. I have a brother named Matthew, who is only five. We both go to the school, but to the different school. On January 10, Ms. S. talked about your steps to get a non-violence world. In 1968, my great-grandparents moved from China to America. Hope you enjoy!!!!!


    Sincerely,

    Alexander

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  14. Dear Martin Luther King JR.

    we really love how you made black and white together and made us happy together.
    today we learned about your steps of nonvolence with the whole class.
    we are going on a march on Borogh hall for you because what you've done for us in the 1950's.
    These are some question that I want to ask you.
    How did it feel in the 1950's before you made your speech?
    How did it feel doing he speech?
    Did you feel happy making black and white together?
    Do you really have four children?
    If you do they must be wonderful too.
    We loved your I have a dream speech!

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  15. On January 10th my classmates and I read your steps to non violence and it really inspired me because if it wasn't for your speech the world wouldn't be full of peace it would have been hateful place. I bet it was very hard for you to stand in front of so many people and speak about non violence, I am really grateful that you did. Thank you
    Mr King I would like to ask you, how did you get the courage to stand in front of more than 100 people? What inspired you to make your speech?
    My name is Kelis and I have a younger brother, his name is Zaki and I am in 4th grade.
    I just want to thank you for all that you did for our country.

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  16. Thank you so much you changed the world. Now everybody is treated equally. Without you I would not know some of the friends I know today. We will be doing the march on borough hall to celebrate you and how you changed the world.You had the biggest dream in the world Martin luther king j.r. You are really important Martin luther king.You taught the importance of self-discipline and self-control. And you are the leader of the civil rights movement.You are really trustworthy Martin luther king j.r. You made a humongous history thank you.

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  17. im thankful for everything that you did for me and every black and white person. If the equal rights movement didn't happen i couldnt be around white people that i like as a friend. My school celebrate you and what you done by protesting. I have learned so much about you and Have a dream speech.

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  18. im thankful for everything that you did for me and every black and white person. If the equal rights movement didn't happen i couldnt be around white people that i like as a friend. My school celebrate you and what you done by protesting. I have learned so much about you and Have a dream speech.

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  19. mudkipfan2008/Loïc/unknown mudkipJanuary 11, 2018 at 9:15 PM

    Dear Martin Luther King JR,

    Ms. Scarborough just read us the Steps of nonviolence you made. You were really brave when you did the march and the speech on Washington DC. Did you think of what to say right in front of everyone or did you think about what to say before it happened? How were you brave enough to talk in front of thousands of people? How did you always follow all of the steps you wrote, did you ever break one of the steps of nonviolence? If you did which one did you break?

    Sincerely

    Loïc

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  20. Dear Martin Luther King Jr.,
    My class and I just read your 6 steps of non-violent social change. I think the steps are fabulous!!! You know my school and I are taking a march on Borough Hall based on you march on Wahsington. I really like helping the community. I once raised money for a charity by selling hot cocoa and coffee. I'm also an activist. I went on a march with my mom and stood up for women's rights. That's being an activist. We marched because we want women to be treated equally to men. I'm really looking forward to doing more of that kind of service soon so the commuity can be better. On the march, the third, fourth and fifth graders carry signs written from your "I Have A Dream" speech. Then, after we walk and get to Borough Hall, we say speeches and chant and sing. You, Martin Luther King Jr., are a big part of our school and world. I have a few questions , first off, I'm wondering how it felt knowing that any day you could be arrested for your good work? I am very apresheative of you and because of you I have a lot of my friends. I hope you liked my note!!!!! Sincerely, Lucia

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  21. Dear Martin Luther King Jr

    Thank you for the steps of non vilonce and making Black and White join tugether so the world is great. One thing that stood out was remain committed.

    We are doing a march on Borough hall in rememberence of you. I remember last year I wrote Love Trumps Hate.

    What was it like back then? If I lived back then I would do lots of protests.

    from Ezra

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  22. Dear Dr.Martin Luther King, Let me begin by saying thanks for all that you have done for our nation. You're a true definition of a superior! You encourage me by giving me the strength to fight against racism. Dr. King "How did you get 200,000 people to cooperate at the match in Washington,DC?" I thought that was brilliant of you!I notice something very special about you Dr. King, despite your trails and tribulations you never gave up on us. I hope to be like you someday! Lastly, You have gained my trust and loyalty Dr.King and you mean a lot to me and my family. My mom is your biggest supporter. Your my hero because you put your life on the line to defend our country what a great man you are. Tomorrow is the big day my school is having a celebration in honor of you, something we do every year. When we meet I will let you know all about it!

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  23. DEAR martin lurther king jr

    In school i read rules to activism Your speech really payed off to the world today theres s rarley any racism and sexism I learned that u need someone thats going through the same kind of struggle u want to fix In remembrance of u we are marahing to city hall :)

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