At a Glance!
MLK Jr. is best known for being a ______ leader.
Civil Rights
MLK Jr. earned a degree in all of the following areas EXCEPT...
divinity
theology
sociology
law
law
What city and state did MLK Jr. grow up in?
Atlanta, Georgia
What was the name of the major boycott MLK Jr. led?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
What was the most important accomplishment of MLK Jr.'s organized boycott?
Bus segregation came to an end.
MLK Jr.'s major work was completed in which two decades?
1950s-1960s
What high school did MLK Jr. attend?
Booker T. Washington
MLK JR.s father was a ________. ( the type of job he had)
preacher
How long did MLK Jr.'s organized boycott last?
What is the name of the MLK Jr.s famous speech?
"I have a dream"
MLK Jr. is best known for making advances in _________ Rights.
Civil
How many grades did MLK Jr. skip?
Two
How many siblings did MLK JR. have?
two: a brother and a sister
What was a negative consequence MLK Jr. experienced as a result of the boycott?
He was arrested and his house was bombed.
What important act was passed in 1964 as a result of the 1963 march?
Civil Rights Act
What is the name of MLK's Jr.'s famous speech?
I have a Dream
At what age did MLK Jr. begin college?
15
Who did MLK Jr. marry?
Coretta Scott King
What was the name of the famous march MLK Jr organized in 1963?
March on Washington
Who murdered MLK Jr.?
James Earl Ray
MLK Jr is known as one of the greatest orators of all times. What is an orator?
A person who makes speeches/ public speaker.
Name one of the colleges MLK Jr. attended.
Crozer
Morehouse
Boston University
How many children did MLK Jr. have?
four
What was one of the goals of the famous march of 1963?
to end segregation in schools
protect from police abuse
get laws passed to end discrimination in employment
Who was MLK Jr.s biggest inspiration?
Mohandas Gandhi