Letter from Birmingham Jail
The city where Martin Luther King Jr. was imprisoned when he wrote his letter
What is Birmingham?
Country Gandhi returned to in 1915 to help fight for independence.
What is India?
Year Martin Luther King was born.
When was 1929?
What was Mahatma Gandhi’s full name? Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
To strike back or get revenge after being harmed or insulted.
What is retaliate?
The group Dr. King wrote the letter to
Who are the white clergyman?
Country Gandhi first became well-known for defending the rights of Indians
What is South America?
Martin Luther KIng Jr. 's profession
What is a baptist minister?
In which country was Mahatma Gandhi born?
India
A pause or temporary halt placed on an action, law, or activity.
What is moratorium?
King explains the difference between just laws and this type of law, which he believes should be disobeyed
What is an unjust law?
British law was Gandhi protested during the Salt March.
What is The Salt Tax?
What movement was Martin Luther King Jr. a leader of?
The American Civil Rights Movement.
What nickname is Mahatma Gandhi famously known by?
Bapu or Father of the Nation
The customs, traditions, and moral standards that guide a society’s behavior.
What are mores?
King lists four steps of a nonviolent campaign: fact-finding, negotiation, self-purification, and this final step.
What is direct action?
Peaceful method Gandhi used to protest unfair laws
What is Nonviolent resistance?
What type of protest did Martin Luther King Jr. advocate for?
Nonviolent protest
Which movement did Gandhi lead that aimed to challenge British rule through nonviolent resistance?
The Indian Independence Movement (Salt Satyagraha)
Fully aware of or having knowledge about something happening.
What is cognizant?
King explains that waiting for justice only allows oppression to continue longer.
What is delayed justice?
Idea, meaning “truth Force,” became the core of Gandhi’s political and moral beliefs
What is Satyagraha?
What major award did Martin Luther King Jr. receive in 1964?
Nobel Peace Prize
Gandhi’s profession before he became a full-time independence leader?
He was a lawyer.
An action or event that causes something else to happen, often suddenly.
What is precipitate?