Early Life
What city and state was Martin Luther King born?
A. Nashville, Tennessee
B. Brooklyn, NY
C. Atlanta, Georgia
C. Atlanta, GA
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
MLK and Jo Ann Robinson organized a massive boycott of the bus system. Black people stopped taking the bus for over a year.
Where was the Bus Boycott that was facilitated with Rosa Parks located?
Montgomery, Alabama
"Non- Violent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and establish such creative tension that a community that has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue."
Using context clues, what does negotiate mean?
obtain or bring about by discussion.
What is the antonym for segregation?
Intergration
Segregation means: seperate
Intergrations: together
What were the roles MLK had early on before he became an activist?
pastor and community leader
What were the Greensboro Sit - Ins?
Greensboro, NC
The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in February to July 1960, led by college students. Students began to sit at restaurants that were white only.
What year did the Supreme court banned segregated buses ?
A. 1956
B. 1962
C.1999
A. 1956
"No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence."
Using context clues, what does insignificant mean?
not important
What are Jim Crow laws?
After slavery, they made it illegal for Black people to mix with whites.
What college did he attend?
A. Spelman College
B. Morehouse College
C. Brooklyn College
What are the two main things Dr. King was fighting for during the March on Washington in 1963?
Jobs and Freedom
What were the two acts that were overturned (got rid of) in 1964 and 1965 that ended segregation?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
"It’s all right to tell a man to lift himself by his own bootstraps, but it is cruel jest to say to a bootless man that he ought to lift himself by his own bootstraps."
What does this mean?
King used this quote to criticize the idea of telling people who are already struggling to improve their lives
Who was Dr. King inspired by?
Extra points if you can tell me about this person
Mahtama Gandhi
non- violent leadership helped india from British rule
What were the two states he visited that had less racial discrimination? Both were in the North!
Philadelphia and Boston
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What award did Dr. King receive in 1964?
The Nobel Peace prize
"We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice"
Using context clues, what does arc mean?
circular shape
What did Rosa parks and Claudette Colvin have in common?
They both refused to give up their seat to a white passanger