My Brother Martin: a sister remembers growing up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a children’s book written by Rev. MLK’s elder sister, Christine King Farris. Unlike any other account of MLK’s childhood, this one is first-hand. This book serves as an excellent introduction to the life of MLK and inspired children that they, too, can have big dreams. The story opens with his sister narrating his first waking moments. It is important to Farris that she detail the physical environment as well as the socio-economic climate they were born into. Their home housed 3 generations, including their aunt. She characterizes her two brothers as mischievous and personalizes their childhood.
Farris goes on to explain the political climate of segregation and its history rooted in slavery. She describes her ancestors as having been “captured in far-off Africa and brought to America as slaves.” This rhetoric purposefully holds no punches, while still being comprehensible for children. A relatable MLK is painted without white washing, a feat in itself. The beginning of the book is largely blissful and shows Martin playing with white neighborhood boys. This is contrasted by the end in which those same boys told the young Luther brothers that they couldn’t play with them because they were negroes. Understanding what aspects of MLK’s childhood shaped him inform our historical picture of his fight for equality. That night all three siblings had their mother explain the racism they were inundated with. Historical details to the black experience such as being forbidden from streetcars, elevators at City Hall, parks and museums, turned away by museums, hotels, and theaters. WHITES ONLY signs marked their childhood. It is essential to mention, too, that their mother’s words “also gave (us) hope.” It is after this experience that Martin utters the phrase “Mother Dear, one day I’m going to turn this world upside down.” MLK went on to be a passionate, justice loving preacher like his father. The book draws to a close with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dreaming a dream “that turned the world upside down.” This book is a phenomenal primary source to introduce your students to the idea that they, too, can be agents of change. Below is a free printable bookmark I created, inspired by https://pin.it/k3xplmdu44kzba. Students can write what their dream to turn the world upside down is and draw a picture of it. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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