KING'S BACKGROUND
What type of leader was Martin Luther King?
civil rights leader
What was the name that referred to an area separated by race?
segregated
What type of marches did King organize?
peaceful
What is the name of Martin Luther King's famous speech?
"I Have A Dream"
Who was Martin Luther King's wife?
Coretta Scott King
Which race had more advantaged during the Civil Rights era?
whites
What role did King serve before he became involved in the Civil Rights era?
he was a baptist minister
How many people heard Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech?
200,000
How many children did Martin Luther King, Jr. have?
4
Blacks could not attend the same ___________ as white people.
schools
What did King lead in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama in which he was famous for?
a bus boycott
Where was Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech made?
in Washington, D.C.
How old was Martin Luther King Jr. when he died?
39
Where did blacks have to sit when riding public transportation?
in the back
How many days did African Americans boycott or refuse to use public buses in Alabama during 1955?
381 days
Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed that all people would be treated ___________.
fairly
What was done to his family home in Montgomery, Alabama?
it was bombed
Blacks had to use separate ___________ and drink from separate __________ as whites.
restrooms, water fountains
Who ruled that segregation on buses was illegal?
the United States Supreme Court
civil rights laws