Martin Luther King Jr.
People
General vocabulary
Acts & Events
MLK Speech
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He was known as MLK.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.
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He was an African-American pastor who led the march for Civil Rights.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
100
This was the forced separation of people of different races in public places.
What is segregation.
100
This was a political rally for human rights where thousands of Americans went to Washington D.C.
What is the Great March on Washington.
100
This was the name of King's famous speech.
What was "I Have A Dream".
200
Martin Luther King Jr. came from a family of these.
Who were preachers.
200
He was a leader of the nation of Islam who supported black separatism.
Who is Malcolm X.
200
This was a demonstration in which protesters sit down in a location and refuse to leave.
What is a sit-in.
200
This law banned segregation in public places.
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
200
King quoted The Declaration of Independence saying: "that all men are... these two words.
What is "created equal".
300
Martin Luther King Jr. believed in this type of protest for the Civil Rights Movement.
What is non-violent.
300
She refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger.
Who is Rosa Parks.
300
This was when black & white riders traveled the South in buses protesting segregation.
What are freedom rides.
300
Some businesses and government agencies gave special consideration to non-whites and women.
What is Affirmative Action.
300
King says he hopes sons of former slaves and slave owners can sit down at... this three word phrase.
What is the "Table of Brotherhood".
400
Dr. King studied the teachings of this famous figure.
Who was Mohandas Gandhi.
400
He was an attorney who worked on ending segregation in schools.
Who was Thurgood Marshall.
400
This movement wanted African Americans to have greater economic and political power.
What is the Black Power Movement.
400
This was the title case of ending segregation in schools.
What was Brown vs. Board of Education.
400
King stated that he hopes one day people will be judged not by the color of their skin, but by... this.
What is "the content of their character".
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Martin Luther King Jr. became a minister in this state.
What is Alabama.
500
They were the first African-American students to attend a desegregated school in Arkansas.
Who were the Little Rock Nine.
500
This was the movement to gain equal rights for African-Americans.
What is the Civil Rights Movement.
500
This was when some African Americans boycotted a particular city bus system.
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
500
King finishes his speech with this famous phrase.
What is "Free at last! Free at Last! Thank God Almighty! We are free at last!".
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