Martin Luther King Center

Martin Luther King Center

  • Submitted By: yungswagz
  • Date Submitted: 11/16/2009 8:38 AM
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“I have a dream”, is a quote recognized by everyone in this nation. These words were spoken by one of the most phenomenal men ever to walk this earth. For my lyceum report, I visited the Martin Luther King Jr. national historic site. I visited the King Center on September 27, 2009 at 4:00 pm. There was no speaker or performer at this event, nor was there a guided tour. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed this experience and the exhibits.
When my friends and I first arrived at the King Center, we were directed by the employee at the front desk to a video that was being played periodically. Although the video was only 15 minutes in length, it contained a lot of information and gave one a lot of insight on what it was like to be an African American during times of racial segregation and during the Civil Rights Movement. The video contained actual footage from several of the different marches and sit-ins during the Civil Rights Movement. It showed how African Americans were treated during that time period. For example, African Americans were not allowed to use the same water fountains, restrooms, restaurants, waiting rooms or schools as the whites. It showed how African Americans protested and how they were beaten and arrested for doing so. The video also included interviews from different people who were actually a part of the Civil Rights Movement. One woman in the interview was actually arrested when she marched side by side by Dr. King during a protest.
After the video, we then proceeded into the museum portion of the center. This section had many different exhibits that depicted what it was like to live during that time. One exhibit was the actual wagon that was used to pull the casket of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Around the wall was a timeline of all the different events that occurred in King’s life from his birth all the way up until his death. Inside the museum there also were different photographs that were taken during the marches. There were...

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