dr martin luther king jr
what year was he born
January 15, 1929
where was malcolm x born
Omaha, Nebraska
did Queen Elizabeth II know jfk
Queen Elizabeth's meeting with Jackie Kennedy in early 1960s Britain
Why did Thurgood Marshall change his name?
Thurgood Marshall was born Thoroughgood Marshall on June 2, 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland. Tired of having his friends poke fun at his first name, he decided to try to improve the situation and, at the age of six, legally changed it to Thurgood.
What did Abraham Lincoln say to Frederick Douglass?
“I am glad to see you. I saw you in the crowd to-day, listening to my inaugural address… Douglass; there is no man in the country whose opinion I value more than yours
what year was the martin luther king i have a dream speech
August 28, 1963
what is the name of his speech
The Ballot or the Bullet
where was jfk born
Brookline, Massachusetts
Did Thurgood Marshall have 2 wives?
Married first wife Vivian Burey (d. February 1955), September 4, 1929; two sons, Thurgood, Jr. and John William. Married second wife Cecilia Suyat.
Did Frederick Douglass ever go to the White House?
Douglass went to an inaugural event at the White House.
what year was the martin luther king meet jfk
August 28, 1963
where was the real name malcolm x
Malcolm Little
how did jfk become president
ran in the 1960 presidential election
What was Thurgood Marshall known for
Thurgood Marshall was a civil rights lawyer who used the courts to fight Jim Crow and dismantle segregation in the U.S. Marshall was a towering figure who became the nation's first Black United States Supreme Court Justice.
what did frederick douglass do
He became the most important leader of the movement for African American civil rights in the 19th century
what year was the martin luther king meet malcolm x
March 26, 1964
true or false did malcom x meet jfk
false Malcolm X never met JFK
how did jfk become a war hero
"At a later date, when asked to explain how he had come to be a hero, Kennedy replied laconically, "It was involuntary. They sank my boat."
What is a famous quote from Thurgood Marshall?
Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it.
Was Frederick Douglass a Republican or Democrat?
Republican.
what was martin luther king doing before when he was assassinated
he was in the city to speak on his growing Poor People's Campaign and to support an economic protest by Black sanitation workers.
did muhammad ali know malcolm x
yes muhammad ali know malcolm x
how did jfk died
On November 22, 1963, at approximately 12:30 p.m., local time, President John F. Kennedy was shot in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade with his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, Texas Governor John Connally, and his wife, Nelly Connally.
how did thurgood marshall die
Marshall died on January 24, 1993 of heart failure in Bethesda, Maryland.
how did frederick douglass die
On February 20, 1895, Douglass attended a meeting for the National Council of Women. He returned home to Cedar Hill in the late afternoon and was preparing to give a speech at a local church when he suffered a heart attack and passed away. Douglass was 77.