Life on MLK Part two
Kittakone Sirisombath, 4th grade, poses for a picture at Millwood Arts Academy, 6700 Martin Luther King Ave., Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, in Oklahoma City. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Millwood Arts Academy fourth-grader Kittakome Sirisombath can rattle off the ending to Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech as if he wrote it himself.
He memorized it, not because a teacher or parent told him to, but because he feels it is important to learn black history.
He said he is free today because of the struggles and works of the civil rights leaders and it is important to understand their plight in order to keep their hopes and dreams alive.
Learning the “I Have a Dream” speech is the 9-year-old’s way of continuing the legacy of Dr. King.
Watch Sirisombath read the speech below.
See Sirisombath and his classmates Santa Randle, Maygen Fisher, DeJaMarie Swenson, Cameron Batson and Mekale Chapple read the speech together here.
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