Dates
The day Martin Luther King Jr. was born
What is January 15, 1929
Only WHAT can drive out hate?
What is love? "Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that."
Lunch counter segregation ended in many southern cities due to this form of protest.
What are Sit-Ins
This is the occupation Dr. King grew up to work in just like his father
What is a minister
The year Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat on a bus and ignited a widespread bus boycott.
What is 1955
Dr. King heard this word for years
What is WAIT?
"Wait! For years I have heard the word ‘Wait!’ We have waited more than three hundred and forty years for our rights."
The number of days black residents of Montgomery, Alabama, did not ride the buses as a peaceful protest
What is 381 days
The motto of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference that Dr. King established
What is "Not one hair of one head of one person should be harmed"
The year MLK activated the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, to help organize the civil rights movement
What is 1957
This is the key to the problems of the world
What is love?
“Love is the key to the problems of the world”
The number of years of protesting it took for lawmakers in Washington to end segregation
What is 10 years?
Number of people who participated in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which Dr. King helped organize
What is more than 200,000
The year the Civil Rights Act was passed
What is 1964
Dr. King's mother told him you are as good as BLANK
What is anyone?
"You are as good as anyone."
Number of times MLK was arrested for his views and role in the civil rights movement
What is 29
The award Dr. King won in 1964
What is the Nobel Peace Prize?
The year Martin Luther King, Jr. Day became an American federal holiday
What is 1983
Dr. King's most famous speech
What is "I Have a Dream"
Location of famous Bus Boycott MLK helped plan
What is Montgomery, Alabama
Location that Dr. King was assassinated
What is the Lorraine Motel, Memphis, Tennessee