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Week 2: What is Peace?

50 Weeks of Action
A photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a quote on nonviolence, displayed at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. — civilrightsmuseum.org

When we remember Dr. King, it is important to think of peace. Dr. King learned about peace from studying Mahatma Gandhi's words and taking a trip to India to study Gandhi's teachings. 

    For the perspective of a young activist, watch and listen to “World Peace” by  clicking here

    Learn more about Mahatma Gandhi by  watching a short video biography   or by reading  Who Was Gandhi?  by Dana Meachen Rau.
Want to learn more about being a peacemaker? Click below.
MLK50 Events
 
Throughout the commemorative year, mlk50.civilrightsmuseum.org will serve as the official digital portal for storytelling, engagement, a master calendar and updates on the MLK50 initiative around the country.
Click below to learn about key MLK50 events during the yearlong commemoration culminating in Memphis on April 4, 2018.

  

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