Early Life
What city in Georgia was Martin Luther King Jr. born
Atlanta
In 1963, during what event did MLK deliver his famous "I Have a Dream" speech?
The March on Washington
What city was the site of the famous bus boycott sparked by Rosa Parks?
Montgomery
This woman refused to give up her bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Rosa Parks
MLK was assassinated in what year?
1968
What religious title did Martin Luther King Jr's father hold?
Pastor
What location in Memphis, TN did MLK give his final speech, "I Have Been to the Mountaintop"?
Mason Temple
In 1965, a voting rights march from Selma to this city faced violent opposition at the Edmund Pettus Bridge?
Montgomery
This civil rights leader, known for his fiery rhetoric, was a contemporary of MLK but disagreed with his nonviolent approach
Malcolm X
MLK was in Memphis to support this group of workers on strike when he was assassinated
Sanitation Workers
What prestigious university in Pennsylvania is MLK attend for his doctorate?
Boston University
In his "Letter From Birmingham Jail", MLK argued that people have a moral responsibility to do this to unjust laws
Disobey them
The sit-in movement began in 1960 when four Black students protested at a Woolworth's counter in what city?
Greensboro, NC
This US president sent federal troops to enforce desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957
Dwight D. Eisenhower
MLK's philosophy of nonviolent resistance was inspired by this Indian leader
Mahatma Gandhi
What historically Black college in Atlanta did MLK graduate from at the age of 19?
Morehouse College
MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech took place in front of what iconic Washington DC monument?
Lincoln Memorial
The "Freedom Riders" protested segregation in this form of transportation?
Buses
This lawyer and civil rights leader became the first Black Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall
King founded this organization to advance civil rights though nonviolence
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Before becoming a minister, what did MLK originally plan to pursue as a career?
Law
After his speech in Montgomery, after the Selma marches, MLK ended with what rally cry?
"How long? Not long!"
This infamous event in 1963 saw police use fire hoses and attack dogs on peaceful protesters, many whom were children.
The Birmingham Children's Crusade
This minister and close friend of King delivered the eulogy at his funeral
Dr. Benjamin Mays
In 1964, MLK became the youngest person at the time to receive this prestigious award
Nobel Peace Prize