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Where was Martin Luther king jr born an raised
Atlanta
What was the finale state to start observing MLK day in the 2000s
South corlina
Muslim minister and human rights activist
Malcolm x
What officially ended slavery in the United States in 1865?
The 13 amendment
Who broke the MLB color barrier in 1948 becoming the first black player in modern major league baseball
Jackie Robinson
What civil rights leader founded the southern Christian leadership conference
Dr Martin Luther king jr
Where was this great speech given by Martin Luther king jr hosted at?
Lincoln Memorial Washington
This chemist invented a potable x ray machine an improved blood storage techniques,saving live during world war 1 Who was he?
Dr. Geoge Washington carver
Which black woman became the first self made female millionaire in the u.s. founding a hair care empire in early 1900’s
Madam c.j walker
Harriet Tubman was the most productive conductor on the Underground Railroad what was her code name?
Moses
How many times was MLK shot
29-30 times
Who did Martin Luther king jr marry and how many children did he have
He married Coretta Scott and They had four children
Malcolm x adopted the “x” to replace the slave name that had been forced on his family what was the last name?
Little
What is the name for the period of American history immediately following the civil war?
Reconstruction
Who was the first African American and Native American woman to hold a pilot license?
Bessie Coleman
What was martin Luther king jrs Job before getting involved in the civil rights movement?
Minister
Where was martin Luther king jr assassinated
Memphis, tennessee
His fight for freedom killed 55 white people
Nat turner
Which poet and activist wrote still I rise and became the first black woman to recite a poem at the u.s. presidential inauguration
Maya angelou
In 1872 he received a nomination for vice president of the united states making him the first African American on the presidential ballot who was he?
frederick Douglass
At the age of 15 (after skipping grades 9 and 12), what Historically Black College did MLK attend?
Morehouse College
In what year did Martin Luther King receive a Nobel Peace Prize?
1964
Which lawyer and NAACP litigator successfully argued brown v. board of education before the supreme court?
Thurgood marshall
Historian Carter G. Woodson chose February as the month to honor colored people because
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass were born in Feb
What president made MLK day a national holiday
Ronald Reagan