The Montgomery bus boycott made King famous, and he became very busy. He helped form a new organization, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), dedicated to working for civil rights, and he became its leader.

To some, the passage of civil rights legislation and the death of Martin Luther King Jr. meant the end of the civil rights movement.

Holidays are important days. On holidays we celebrate our history. On some holidays we remember special times.

From aardvarks to zebras, every living creature needs shelter. Birds build nests. Beavers dam up streams to make their lodges. Rabbits dig burrows. Turtles carry their houses with them.

A hush falls over the courtroom. A lawyer points dramatically at a man sitting behind a table and thunders, &ldquoDNA evidence proves that this man is the killer.&rdquo

It&rsquos a swamp! It&rsquos a marsh! It&rsquos the Everglades!

Slavery in the United States officially ended in 1865 when the Civil War ended. But Black people were still treated badly.

Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. This award is given almost every year.

Civil rights are the rights of citizens to political freedom, social freedom, and equality.

In 1861, a conflict broke out in the United States. The Civil War lasted until 1865. It almost tore the U.S. apart.

The Montgomery bus boycott made King famous, and he became very busy. He helped form a new organization, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), dedicated to working for civil rights, and he became its leader.

To some, the passage of civil rights legislation and the death of Martin Luther King Jr. meant the end of the civil rights movement.

Holidays are important days. On holidays we celebrate our history. On some holidays we remember special times.

From aardvarks to zebras, every living creature needs shelter. Birds build nests. Beavers dam up streams to make their lodges. Rabbits dig burrows. Turtles carry their houses with them.