Who was Martin Luther King?

Level: Primary / Intermediate

Martin Luther King was an American Civil Rights Leader.

A search with kids yahoo brought up a list of results, including one site with a handy timeline - you just need to scroll down the page a bit.

Wellington City Libraries' KidsCatWeb has also put together a set of excellent sites about Martin Luther King.

The BBC site often has information about famous people, including this brief biography about Martin Luther King Jnr.

HOT TIP: if you're looking for information about famous people a good place to go is Ask for Kids. You can just type in the person's name and you'll usually get a list of really helpful websites to visit.

Need more help? Check out our ManyAnswers entry about finding information about famous people.