His Early Years
This was King's birth name before his father was inspired to change it to Martin Luther.
Who is Michael King Jr.?
In 1954, King became the full-time Pastor at this Montgomery, Alabama church.
What is Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?
Rosa Parks refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, sparked this mass protest.
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of this famous monument.
Where is the Lincoln Memorial?
The Selma March was roughly this many miles long.
What was 50 miles long?
King entered college at this early age for being a gifted student.
What was 15 years old?
On February 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr., preached his first sermon titled, “The Drum Major Instinct,” from the pulpit of this church.
Where is Ebenezer Baptist Church?
King was reported to have been imprisoned this many times during his lifetime.
What was 29 times?
It is estimated that this many people attended the March in Washington.
What is 250,000 people?
Television broadcasts showed the hyper-violent response to demonstrators in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963, while they protested on this bridge.
What is the Edmund Pettus Bridge?
In 1944, King took his talents to this famous HBCU and graduated with a degree in this study.
Where is Morehouse College, and what is a sociology degree?
During his final speech, King spoke about spiritual guidance that led him to see the _____ land.
What is the promise land?
This famous U.S. Supreme Court case led to public school segregation being ruled unconstitutional in 1954.
What was the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case?
The March on Washington was a protest for these two things.
What were jobs and freedom?
On March 7, 1965, King was absent from the march in Selma because he was delivering a sermon at his father's church. 600 protestors continued the march without him, but that march became known as this mournful day.
What was Bloody Sunday?
After graduating from Seminary, King attended graduate school at this university and wrote his dissertation entitled, "A Comparison of the Conceptions of God in the Thinking of Paul Tillich and Henry Nelson Wieman.”
Where is Boston University?
King gave his final speech at Mason Temple in Memphis of this year.
When was 1968?
These bus riders were known for their nonviolent protest in the South, done to advocate for the protection of the constitutional rights of African Americans.
Who were Freedom Riders?
In his speech, King stated, "No, no, we are not satisfied and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and _____ like a mighty stream."
What is righteousness?
After the events that took place during Bloody Sunday, King called on conscience Americans to join the fight. That march was known as this.
What was Turnaround Tuesday?
King grew up on Auburn Avenue in this state.
Where is Georgia?
This U.S. President signed a bill to create a a federal holiday to honor Dr. King.
Who is President Ronald Reagan?
This militant group went against the nonviolent teachings of King, but were respected by some community members for combatting white supremacy
Who were the Black Panthers?
In his speech, King stated, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the ____.”
What is the content of their character?
This Congressman became an influential leader alongside King during the March in Selma. He later made a lifelong commitment to advocating for voting rights for all minorities.
Who was Representative John Lewis?