MLK
what year was MLK Day declared a national holiday?
What is 1986?
Led by MLK, this 1955 boycott lasted for 385 days
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
"I have a dream" speech was delivered in the summer of this year?
What is 1963?
Music of the Civil Rights era often include elements of this genre?
What is Gospel Music?
Who was one of the first individuals to integrate an all white elementary school?
Who is Ruby Bridges?
Martin Luther King Jr's birthday became a national holiday under this president?
Who is Ronald Reagan?
What does NAACP stand for?
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
How many people did Dr. King lead in the March on Washington DC?
What is 250,000 people?
This song uses imagery of a light to drive out darkness
What is "This Little Light of Mine"?
This group of students needed military escort in order to attend their desegregated school?
Who were the Little Rock Nine?
Dr. King was the leader of this Christian Organization?
What is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?
In which case did the Supreme Court decide that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional?
What is Brown vs Board of Education?
Dr. King compared the treatment of Blacks in America to something, you would receive from a bank marked "insufficient funds"?
What is a check? "Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked 'insufficient funds'"- Dr. King, meaning America gave black people freedom that is not truly free, which is like giving people a check that they can't cash.
My song "Respect", came to be hailed as a civil rights and feminist anthem. Name this singer.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This advocate for African-Americans disagrees with Dr. King's strategy for equality?
Who was Malcom X?
Martin Luther King Jr won the Nobel Peace Prize in what year?
What is 1964?
In what city did the Freedom Riders depart from on May 4, 1961?
What is Washington, DC?
How did Dr. King conclude his "I have a Dream" speech?
What is "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we're free at last!"?
A folk song that became influential during the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
What is "Keep your eye on the prize"/"hold on". It is continually used to uplift and inspire.
What was the ruling in Plessy vs Ferguson? Hint: 3 words
What is "Separate but equal"?
Which state was the last state to recognize MLK Day as a holiday?
What is Utah? Note: will accept South Carolina (last state to recognize it as a paid holiday for all employees)
In what year did the Supreme Court rule that bus segregation is illegal?
What is 1956?
DAILY DOUBLE! What was Martin Luther King Jr's first speech?
What is "The Negro and the Constitution"? Took place on April 14, 1944 at the 1st African Baptist Church of Dublin, Georgia. Speech focused on how the treatment of blacks was not consistent with the Constitution.
What famous song became the anthem of the civil rights movement?
What is "We Shall Overcome"?
The first African-American Supreme Court Justice who helped with Brown vs Board of Education
Who is Thurgood Marshall?