Life of MLK Jr.
MLK's birthday is celebrated in January. What day specifically?
January 15
What was the name of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech delivered during the March on Washington in 1963?
I Have a Dream
This woman refused to give up her bus seat to a white person in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Rosa Parks
The state of being equal, where everyone has the same rights and opportunities.
Equality
This man was the 44th president of the Unites States.
Barack Obama
What was the name of the open letter MLK wrote from his jail cell after his arrest for mass public demonstration?
Letters From Birmingham Jail
In 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. received this world-known award for his work in civil rights.
The Nobel Peace Prize
The boycott began on December 5, 1955, as a response to this event.
the arrest of Rosa Parks
The enforced separation of different racial groups, especially in public places like schools and buses.
Segregation
This group (dressed in all black) created youth education groups, clothing drives, local transportation, and health clinics and sickle-cell testing centers in several cities. The 2018 Marvel superhero movie with the same name starred Chadwick Boseman and was a Hollywood movie hit.
The Black Panther Party
MLK was a leader in the civil rights movement advocating for the rights of which group of people?
Black people/African Americans
What important legislation did MLK advocate for, which was eventually signed into law in 1964?
The Civil Rights Act
During the boycott, instead of taking the buses, people walked long distances or organized this with people who had cars in town.
Carpools
Expressing strong disapproval or objection, often publicly, against something unfair.
Protest
This woman guided runaway slaves through the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses that led to free north territories.
Harriet Tubman
MLK's dream was for a nation where people would be judged by what, rather than the color of their skin?
Content of their character
MLK co-founded this organization focused on achieving civil rights through nonviolent protest.
the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
The Supreme Court eventually ruled in the case of Browder v. Gayle that declared what unconstitutional?
bus segregation
The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality, no matter race and ethnicity.
Civil Rights
This woman was recently elected as Philadelphia's first female mayor.
Cherelle Parker
Martin Luther King Jr. was influenced by the teachings of which famous Indian leader?
Mahatma Gandhi
MLK led a march from this town to Montgomery to advocate for voting rights.
Selma
How long did the bus boycott last?
over 1 year (381 days)
A person who takes part in activities, especially protests or demonstrations, to bring about political or social change.
Activist
This American author wrote poems, essays, novels, and short stories like the one titled "Thank you Ma'am".
Langston Hughes