Martin Luther King Jr.

E: Why don't you have work on a Monday? Is is Columbus Day?
M: No. It's Martin Luther King Jr Day.
E: Whoa. That's a long name. What is it for?
M: MLK was a really good man who...
E: Is he dead?
M: He is now. A long time ago it was pretty common for people to be mean to one another because they look different or have different color hair or skin. MLK was an activist who told everyone how wrong and mean that was. Everyone is a person and deserves to be treated equally.
E: Did he get rid of bullies?
M: He helped get laws passed so people couldn't be bullies anymore.
~silence~
M: What do you think of that?
E: I think he needs a catchy name. Like Santa or Jesus or something.