Racism

E has been learning about MLK Jr for 3 years now. The 1st year, when he was in pre-K, they watched a video about him, and then they had to draw pictures illustrating what they got out of it.  E drew a picture of a man and a woman and wrote "Martin Luther King Jr got married."

I don't remember what he did last year.  It must have been less memorable.

This year, E asked me out of the blue last Thursday, "Mom, is Martin Luther King Jr dead?"
"Yes, sweetie, he died a long time ago."
"Who harmed him?"
"Someone who didn't agree with what he was doing."
"The white people?"

At least he's getting more than "MLK Jr got married." The boy can be taught!