Early Life and Education
What southern city is the birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr., where you can still visit his childhood home on Auburn Avenue?
Atlanta, Georgia
King rose to national prominence after leading a 385-day boycott in Alabama
Montgomery Bus Boycott
True or False: MLK the youngest person to receive the Noble Peace Prize?
True
In 1964, MLK became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner at the age of 35.
When is MLK day celebrated?
Every third Monday of the month of January
Though the world knows him as Martin, this was the name listed on his birth certificate before his father changed it when he was 5.
Michael King Jr.
Michael King Sr. was inspired by the German Protestant reformer Martin Luther during a 1934 trip to Germany and changed both their names to honor him, renaming his 5-year-old son Michael King Jr. to Martin Luther King Jr.
This woman's arrest for refusing to give up her seat sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks
What are the missing words? "Faith is taking the _____ ____ even when you don't see the whole staircase."
First Step
In 1963, King was named the "Man of the Year" by this popular American magazine.
Time Magazine
King was assassinated on the balcony on which Memphis motel, which is now the site of the National Civil Rights Museum?
The Lorraine Motel
What date was Martin Luther King Jr. born?
January 15, 1929
In 1957, King helped found this civil rights organization, serving as its first president.
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
What is the missing word? "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice..."
Everywhere
King is the only non-president to have a memorial located on this famous stretch of land in Washington, D.C.
The National Mall
Coretta Scott King, MLK's wife, founded what to preserve her husband's legacy and promote his philosophy of nonviolence for a just world?
The King Center
True or False: MLK skipped a grade while in high school?
False, He actually skipped two grades (9th and 12th grade)
This 1963 campaign in Alabama used children in protests and successfully desegregated downtown stores, despite police using fire hoses and dogs.
The Birmingham Campaign (or Project C)
What is the missing words? "Been to the_________"
Mountaintop
This U.S. President signed the bill into law in 1983 creating a federal holiday in King's honor.
Ronald Reagan
While in seminary, King was heavily influenced by the nonviolent teachings of this Indian independence leader.
Mahatma Gandhi
King organized marches from Selma to Montgomery primarily to secure this specific right for African Americans.
Voting Rights
MLKs marches and activism pushed the then President, Lyndon B Johnson, into signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed discriminatory voting practices, like literacy tests and poll taxes.
This Motown legend wrote and released the song "Happy Birthday" in 1980 to campaign for MLK Day to become a national holiday.
Stevie Wonder
"Happy Birthday" is a powerful anthem written to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and lobby for his birthday to become a U.S. national holiday, a goal achieved in 1983 after Wonder's dedicated activism, rallies, and campaigns, making it a landmark achievement for civil rights and proving music's power to inspire movements.
What piece did Martin Luther King Jr. write?
The Measure of a Man