MLK Jr.
MLK's most famous speech
I Have a Dream
What event spurred much of the Civil Rights movement?
Possible answers: Brown vs Board of Education; Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
MLK was killed in what southern city?
Memphis, Tennessee
When is MLK Day celebrated in the US?
The 3rd Monday in January
MLK's official job?
Baptist minister (pastor)
MLK's dad's job?
Minister (pastor)
Who was president when the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968 were passed?
Lyndon B Johnson
What year was MLK assassinated?
1968
When is MLK's actual birthday?
January 15th
Prize that MLK won in 1964?
The Nobel Prize
MLK's dad's name
Michael, later Martin Luther
Martin Luther King preached this type of protesting
Nonviolent
Where was MLK when he was shot?
On his hotel balcony.
Which president made MLK Day a national holiday?
President Ronald Reagan
What year was MLK born?
1929
This is the form of protest that MLK did in white businesses and establishments.
Sit-ins
What famous politician was also assassinated in 1968?
Who is Robert « Bobby » Kennedy, brother of JFK.
What was the final state to start observing MLK Day in 2000?
South Carolina
Where did MLK go to college?
Moorehouse (BA) and Boston University (PhD)
MLK's wife's name?
MLK's civil disobedience style was inspired by what famous activist?
Gandhi
Recently, people including President Obama have advocated spending MLK Day as a day of _________.
Service