Early Life
This is Martin Luther King's date of birth. Hint: it's halfway through January!
January 15, 1929
This is Martin Luther King Jr's profession.
What is Minister?
Martin Luther's main profession was a Minister, but this is the role he assumed when he began fighting for equal rights.
What is an Activist?
This is the number of people that watched MLK Jr give his speech at the reflecting pool at our nation's Capitol.
What is over 250,000?
The name for the separation of races that Martin Luther King had to grow up with.
What is Segregation?
This is the name of the woman that inspired MLK Jr. to participate in his first Civil Rights Movement. Hint: she would not give up her seat on the bus
Who is Rosa Parks?
This is the famous phrase that MLK Jr is remembered for, during his speech at the capitol. Hint: "I have a...."
What is "I have a dream"?
This is the name of the Peace Prize that Martin Luther King Jr was awarded in 1964.
What is the Nobel Peace Prize?
What is Atlanta, Georgia?
This is what Martin Luther called for when outrage over segregation of bus seats. Hint: what it is called when a group stops patronizing a business
Martin Luther was inspired by this Buddhist icon's peaceful protests and always believed that violence did not solve issues.
Who is Mahatma Ghandi?
This is the day in January every year that we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.
What is the Third Monday in January?
This is the name that MLK Jr was originally given. His father later changed it to Martin. Hint: it is the all time most popular men's name
What is Michael?
This is how Martin Luther's I have a Dream speech ended with these words. Hint: "Free at last. Free at last. Thank....."
What is "Free at last. Free at last. Thank God almighty, we are free at last"?
This how old Martin Luther was when he was assassinated. Hint: he was born in 1929 and died in 1968.
What is 39 years old?
This is the year that we celebrated the first Martin Luther King Jr Day. Hint: same year of both the Space Shuttle Challenger and Chernobyl disasters.
What is 1986?