To honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we highlight resources for studying civil rights activism. Marylanders pioneered strategies to push for greater access and opportunity, including during the Ford’s Theatre protest, during which King’s associate Bayard Rustin picketed alongside local activists. The six-year campaign, led by the Baltimore branch of the NAACP, ultimately led to the business ending its discriminatory seating policy in 1952. School and adult groups can schedule live Virtual Field Trips such as “Protesting Segregation in Maryland” for synchronous learning with a museum educator. Students in 5th to 12th grade and others can also explore FREE digital lessons in the Historical Investigations Portal curriculum, such as “Protesting: Maryland and the Long Civil Rights Movement,” for asynchronous learning. Lessons examine these and other related events with primary sources from the MCHC library collection. Click the "Education Resources" tab in our bio linktr...