King and Opposition
Used by the radical civil rights activist, Malcolm X, to describe Dr. King, this derogatory phrase means “a black man that is overly obedient to white people”.
What is an Uncle Tom?
This was the most watched speech of King on television
What is the “I Have a Dream” speech?
-Televised live in 1963 during the March on Washington.
This nationwide civil rights organization was a pivotal provider of resources for King and Bayard Rustin’s 1963 March on Washington
What is the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)?
She refused to give up her seat on a bus, leading to her arrest. However, King and the SCLC refused to comment on it because of her situation.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
What northern city made King reconsider the importance of economic reform for black people?
Where is Chicago?
Bull Connor, referenced in King’s speeches for violent racism and ordering police brutality against protestors, held this position in Birmingham.
What is the Public Safety Commissioner?
Who tried to discredit King through media leaks and circulated false information about him?
Who was J. Edgar Hoover?
-Director of the FBI during King’s prime time of leading the Civil Rights movement.
King is widely known for founding and leading this Atlanta, Georgia based civil rights organization
What is the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)?
The main mind behind the March on Washington and a devoted friend to King.
Who was Bayard Rustin?
What campaign did King work with to work on the economic conditions of black people?
What is the Poor People's Campaign?
A partial ally and partial enemy, this U.S. President was willing to go along with the fight for civil rights, but was personally offended by King’s outward opposition to involvement in Vietnam.
Who was Lyndon B. Johnson?
In 1964, which Magazine named King “Man of the Year” because of his work as a Civil Rights leader and the impact his movement was creating?
What is Times Magazine?
This organization was created by King near the end of his life to help bring about economic justice for the impoverished
What is the Poor People's Campaign?
He served as president of the National Baptist Convention from 1953-1982.
Who was Joseph H. Jackson?
What did King classify poverty as?
What is violence?
A strong and dedicated civil rights activist, this person was critical of King’s leadership style, and directly challenged his traditional, possibly chauvinist, views.
Who was Ella Baker?
Which award did King win and donate his prize money to the Civil Rights movement in 1964?
What is the Nobel Peace Prize?
-He was the second youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
King worked alongside this civil rights organization during the 1965 march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery
What is SNCC (The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)?
He was the national director of Operation Breadbasket and worked with King.
Who is Jesse Jackson?
What form of racial economic uplift did MLK support as a result of lost wealth during slavery?
What are reparations?
In the wake of rampant McCarthyism and distrust among citizens, this agency was repeatedly responsible for illegally taping King’s activities in the attempt to discover ties to the communist party.
Who is the FBI?
Which show did King appear on five times?
What is “Meet the Press”?
-This allowed him to discuss events occurring or that did occur at the time such as the March on Washington, the Selma to Montgomery March, and other sit-in movements. He first appeared on the show in 1960 allowing him to connect to new audiences and had his last interview in 1967.
Led by King, this organization was formed in 1962 as a rival to the largest black religious organization in the U.S.
What is the Progressive National Baptist Convention?
He was one of the primary influences on King’s speeches and beliefs on nonviolence.
Who was Mahatma Gandhi?
What document did Martin Luther King Jr. sign that waged a war on poverty?
What is the Freedom Budget?