Martin Luther King Jr. weekend holiday will end with an exceptional event this year.  The following Monday, forty years after Dr. King’s death, the first black president of the United States will be inaugurated.

 “President-elect Obama hopes to summon a new spirit of service and calls on Americans to make a more enduring and active commitment to our communities throughout the year because it is a critical time for America to come together to tackle the common challenges we face,” said inaugural spokeswoman Shannon Gilson. 

 With these thoughts in mind, the following links are offered to help in your lesson planning to enlighten our students of our past history and the hopes for the future.