Martin Luther King, Jr.
By trade, MLK, Jr. was a member of this profession
Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA
This president is the only president to have taken the oath of office in two different cities
George Washington: 1789, New York City; 1793, Philadelphia
This American president served in Congress after his time in office and suffered a fatal stroke on the floor of the House Chamber
John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), 6th President
This school has the most recognized national championships in CFB
To protest discrimination, segregation and economic disparity;
To put pressure on elected officials to take action on civil rights;
To build support for idea of civil rights, freedom, and equality for all Americans.
His most famous, “I have a dream” speech was delivered on the steps of this D.C. memorial
The Lincoln Memorial
This American president was the first to be inaugurated in January
Franklin Roosevelt, 1937
This president was the first to be sworn in by his nickname
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter (1924-2024), 39th President
This team is considered to be the winningest team in CFB
Michigan = 1012
This many people were estimated to have attended and participated in the March on Washington
MLK, Jr. became the youngest person in history to be awarded this famous peace prize
Nobel Prize for Peace. MLK, Jr. was 35 years old in 1964
This American president walked to his inauguration from the boarding house in which he was staying as a statement of simplicity, contrary to the lavish parades thrown for others
Thomas Jefferson, 1801
This American president worked to save football from being banned in the United States.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th President
This head coach has the most national championship victories
Nick Saban = 7
(6 @ Alabama; 1 @ LSU)
The March on Washington event lasted this many hours
THREE hours, culminating with a meeting between leaders and President John Kennedy
In December 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white person in Birmingham, AL. She was jailed for civil disobedience. MLK, Jr. would agree to lead the Birmingham Bus Boycott which lasted an astonishing _____ days.
385 days. In response, MLK, Jr. faced constant persecution: his home was bombed, he received countless death threats, and was jailed multiple times
31 days following his inauguration, this president died from pneumonia after giving a 2-hour address, without a coat, in freezing temperatures
William Henry Harrison, 1841
This many American presidents have worn a beard while serving in office
5 - Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, Rutherford Hayes, James Garfield, and Benjamin Harrison
This college athletic conference is credited with the most national championships
True or false - the March on Washington was effective.
True. President Kennedy's administration initiated a strong federal civil rights bill - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 - which prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. After Kennedy's assassination in November 1963, President LB Johnson signed the Act into law in July 1964.
MLK, Jr. was arrested this many times for acts of civil disobedience
29 times, never giving in to the violence or persecution that was used by many towards him and his followers
Today’s inauguration of Donald Trump is the expected to be the coldest since the inauguration of this American president
Ronald Regan, 1985
This American president was the only man to be elected twice as U.S. Vice President and twice as President of the United States
Richard Nixon (1913-1994), 37th President
Nixon served as Vice President to President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953-1961 and was elected President in both 1968 and 1972
This state has the most college football teams (at all levels)
California (56), Pennsylvania (55), Texas (49), Ohio (40), Virginia (38), New York (36), North Carolina (36), Illinois (33), Minnesota (30), Massachusetts (27)
Name one of the four main functions that were affected by the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Employment, Education, Public Spaces, and Housing