MLK
What is MLK's full name?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
What is it called, when workers stops working for better pay/treatment?
A strike!
What is the name of MLK's most famous speech?
"I have a dream.."
Before the civil rights movement what could Black Americans NOT do?
I'll accept:
-Vote
-Sit on certain seats, use certain restaraunts
-rent certain houses, neighborhoods....
-go to white only schools
Why do we celebrate MLK day?
Because of the civil right's movment
Will accept:
-MLK's contributions
-The freedom of Black Americans
What is MLK's job/occupation?
Reverend (will accept priest) and activist
How do you Boycott something?
Stop buying a product/service
He was refused service at a restaraunt/threatened with a gun
What did the Fair Housing Act of 1968 ban?
Discrimination based on housing
When is MLK day held each year?
the third monday of January (will accept January 19th)
Where was MLK born?
Atlanta, Georgia
What is the most famous march MLK lead during the civil right's movement?
What large event happened right before the civil right's movement which gave Black American's a need for rights?
World War 2
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination based on: (name at least 2)
Religion, Race, Gender, Nationality
What organization is the oldest civil right's group in America?
the NAACP
Which state did MLK work in, allowing him to see that equality was possible?
Connecticut
Will accept: Strike, Boycott, Sit-in, March, Gathering
Which monument did MLK give his famous speech in front of?
the Lincoln Memorial
This 1965 Act outlawed practices that stopped people from casting their ballots.
Voting Rights Act
What award did MLK get in 1964?
the Nobel Peace Prize
MLK was assassinated by this man.
James Earl Ray
During what years did the civil right's movement take place?
1954-1968
What was the year and date MLK was assasinated?
April 4th, 1968
What is the name of Lincoln's executive order that freed the slaves?
The emancipation proclamation
What does the NAACP stand for?
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People