Highlight: King experienced segregation firsthand at just six years old, an experience that would influence his later activism. Example: His family life, including his parents Martin Luther King Senior and Alberta Williams King, provided the foundation for his future work in the civil rights movement. Vocabulary: Segregation - the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment.

Quote: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." Highlight: The speech, delivered to 250,000 people, remains one of history's most influential addresses.