MLK K-12
Curriculum
Civil Rights: A Global Perspective
Teaching Dr. King's principle to a new generation.
The innovative curricula created by Dr. Matthew Daniels and Anthony Jones are an investment in future leaders who -- like Dr. King himself -- embody the unifying ideals of justice and compassion that were the driving engine of the civil rights movement in America.
Ambassador
Andrew Young
Why It Matters Today
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message is not only part of our nation’s history — it is a vital framework for the world our students are growing up in today.
Young people are living in a time of extraordinary connection. They have access to more information, more ideas, and more voices than any generation before them. But with that access also comes division, hostility, misinformation, and the growing temptation to respond to conflict with anger instead of understanding.
The MLK K–12 Curriculum helps students engage with Dr. King’s principles in a way that is relevant, practical, and deeply needed. His teachings on nonviolence, justice, courage, conscience, and human dignity give students more than historical knowledge — they offer a way to think, lead, and live.
At its heart, this curriculum helps prepare students to become people who do not simply learn about change, but understand how to pursue it peacefully, wisely, and with respect for the dignity of every human being.
MLK Educational Initiative Launch
The MLK Educational Initiative was announced by the Martin Luther King Jr. Advisory Council of Georgia at Stone Mountain, Georgia, on the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.
Core Principles
Rooted in Dr. King's vision of nonviolence and human dignity,
the MLK K-12 Curriculum introduces students to
six timeless principles.
Preparing Students
to Lead
These six principles aren't just ideas to memorize — they're a starting point for how students engage with the world around them, in the classroom and beyond.
In the News
MLK Curriculum Expands Reach, Training Future Human Rights Leaders
FOX Carolina recently highlighted the expansion of the MLK Curriculum through the Andrew Young Higher Education Initiative, including a week-long summer intensive at Anderson University where students learned to apply Dr. King's six core principles to confront division and hatred.
