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The Man Whose Dream Changed the World

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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. giving his “I Have A Dream" speech in Washington D.C. Evergrowth Coaching.
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    Image of Oprah Winfrey, the first black woman to receive the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award, which is the highest honor of the Golden Globes. Jim Ruymen/UPI.
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    Collage of images from the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site. Monica Tarnawski.
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    English teacher Monica Tarnawski visits the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site. Monica Tarnawski.

Although millions of people in the United States were born on Jan. 15th, only one man has the honor of having the day be dedicated to his life and accomplishments. This man made equality his mantra, made freedom burn in the hearts and minds of all those who suffered from racial oppression and made change his life’s work. This man has earned commendation and respect not only from African Americans, but from people of all colors and races. Lionized in history as a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement, he was an advocate for non-violent protest and had a dream to see a world where skin color is not the foremost authority. This man is none other than the great Martin Luther King Jr. Keep Reading

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A Golden Start to 2020

Just five days after ringing in the New Year, the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards took place in Beverly Hills,

Wesleyan Students Travel to Washington D.C. for Inauguration

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Weslyan-School-with-Senator-Perdue-749x500.jpg Wesleyan Students meet one of their Georgia senators, David Purdue. Childers.
IMG_8395-375x500.jpg Students experience the changing of the guard at Arlington Cemetery. Emily Greer
IMG_8389-667x500.jpg Senior girls explore the Lincoln Memorial. Emily Greer.
IMG_8386-667x500.jpg Students visit the Lincoln Memorial. Emily Greer.
IMG_8335-667x500.jpg Students view the Washington Memorial. Childers.
IMG_8271-750x500.jpg Senior girls visit the Senate building. Emily Greer.
IMG_8218-667x500.jpg Students visit the World War II memorial. Childers.
IMG_8365-667x500.jpg Students wait for the Inauguration to begin at Capitol Hill. Childers

Wesleyan offered an opportunity to Wesleyan students this semester; to experience the inauguration in person. Most people do not get the chance to do this in their lifetime, and Wesleyan students were able to experience it in their high school. Wesleyan worked with an organization called Close-Up, which offers weekly trips to Washington D.C. to learn about the capital and the history of this nation. Wesleyan sent 16 students on the trip. Chris Yoder, AP Government teacher, and Ted Russell, the history chair, went on the trip as well. Keep Reading

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Donald Trump Elected President

In what the New York Times considered, “a stunning repudiation of the establishment” and Business Insider considered “the biggest upset

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