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This web sit on MLK is a web site that shows you how untrue information is easily available on the web and how important it is to teach our children how to evaluate the information. If you look to see who is sponsoring this web site you will find that the name is Stormfront and is a white nationalist community. If you Google MLK you will find this website on page one number six with the information stating “The truth about Martin Luther King: Includes historical trivia, articles and pictures. A valuable resource for teachers and students alike”. If you Google the URL you will find a different definition “Attacking Dr. King as a corrupt communist, under the control of a Marxist Jewish conspiracy. As teachers we should be aware and ready to teach our children the importance of evaluating information not only from websites, but form books, newspapers, and other forms of media.