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Circle-shaped Martin Luther King Jr. Day word search with civil-rights terms like Dream and Selma.
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This 43-word Martin Luther King Jr. Day word search covers the civil-rights movement and MLK's legacy for students in Grades 4–7. Hidden words include Dream, March on Washington, Rosa Parks, Selma, and Coretta Scott King, spanning key events and figures in the fight for equality. Use it as a January classroom activity, a holiday assembly warm-up, or part of Black History Month lessons.

Subject:
Holidays & Seasonal
Topic:
Other Holiday
Grade Level:
4th – 7th Grades
Updated January 2023

Word List

  • ALABAMA
  • BROTHERHOOD
  • CHANGE
  • CIVILRIGHTS
  • DREAM
  • EQUALITY
  • FREEDOM
  • MARCHONWASHINGTON
  • MARTINLUTHERKINGJR
  • JUSTICE
  • SEGREGATION
  • NOBEL
  • LEADER
  • EMANCIPATION
  • ROSAPARKS
  • MLKDAY
  • AFRICA
  • BLACKSOAP
  • BEAUTIFULCURLS
  • COCONUT
  • NEEM
  • SHEANUT
  • VANILLAMINT
  • LAVENDER
  • STRAWBERRY
  • EUCALYPTUS
  • CRUSHEDSAGE
  • CHEBEPOWDER
  • MATERNALHEALTH
  • ALAFFIA
  • EBAN
  • PROTECTION
  • BOYCOTT
  • CORETTASCOTTKING
  • DEMONSTRATION
  • COURAGE
  • HISTORY
  • HUMANRIGHTS
  • HISTORIC
  • HOLIDAY
  • NAACP
  • SELMA
  • UNITY

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