Childhood
When and where was he born?
January, 15, 1929. Atlanta Georgia
He had how many kids?
4
He was a Civil Rights _____?
leader
He led the 1955 Montgomery what?
Bus Boycott
In 1968, King was planning a national occupation of Washington, D.C., to be called what?
The Poor People's Campaign.
What's his full name?
Michael King Jr.
First kid had is?
Yolanda King
MLK was the person to change the ___?
Law
King also helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in what city?
Birmingham, Alabama
Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established as a what?
Holiday in numerous cities and states beginning in 1971.
As of 2020, there are how many streets in the USA named after MLK Jr.?
955 streets (in 41 states and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico)
Second kid he had is?
MLK 3
He lived to the age of 39 but ____________ killed him?
James Earl shot MLK
King also helped to organize the March on Washington, in what year?
1963
When did MLK Jr. Day become a federal holiday?
In 1986.
MLK won the peace prize in ????
1964
Third kid he had is?
Dexter King
"I Have A Dream"
What did he help organize in 1965?
The Selma to Montgomery marches.
In what state was a county renamed after him?
MLK helped who ???? ?????
Rosa Parks
fourth kid he had is?
Bernice King
What was he best known for?
Advancing the Civil Rights
In the final years of his life, King expanded his focus to include opposition towards what?
Poverty and the Vietnam War.
In what year was the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., dedicated?