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A civil-rights legacy: King's life, lessons resound in classrooms.
Byline: Claudia Zequeira
Jan. 14--When Terri Hill stood before a group of fourth-graders at Kissimmee's Reedy Creek Elementary to discuss January's schedule, she did not like some of what she heard.
"Some of my students asked why Jan. 15 was a holiday. One of them even asked if Martin Luther King Jr. was the guy who freed the slaves," said Hill, who teaches reading, social studies and science.
Determined to "refresh their memories," Hill ordered a set of My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., written by Christine King Farris, sister of the civil-rights leader. "It's quick and easy and beautifully illustrated," Hill said of the book. "I thought it was a really good, age-appropriate thing for them."
Like Hill, teachers across Central Florida are commemorating Martin Luther King Day. Chosen to coincide with the month of King's birthday, the day became federally recognized in 1983 but was not observed until 1986, nearly two decades after King's assassination in 1968.…
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