MLK Speech
When was the speech given and where?
August 1963 - Steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C
When was Martin Luther King Jr's assassination?
April 4th, 1968
What is the missing word? "I have a ______"
Dream
What are Civil Rights?
Guarantees of freedom and equality treatment under law
Was the first part of his speech planned or unplanned?
Planned
Where was Martin Luther King Jr. born?
Atlanta, Georgia
What are the missing words? "Faith is taking the ______ ______ even when you don't see the whole staircase".
First Step
What are Jim Crow Laws
Referring to laws and practices that discriminate against black people
Was the second part of his speech planned or not planned?
Not planned (came from the heart)
Approximately how many times was MLK Jr arrested?
More than 25 times
What are the missing words? "We must ______ ______ _____ together as brothers, or perish together as fools".
Learn to live
What is a sit in?
A protest in which people seat themselves somewhere and refuse to move until their demands were met
How many people attended MLK Jr's "I have a dream" speech?
More than 200,000 people
Who inspired Martin Luther King Jr. to be who he is?
What are the missing words? "Everything that we see is a ______ ______ by that which we don't see".
Shade Cast
When was the Emancipation Proclamation and what did it do?
1863 - freed slaves
How many times does MLK Jr say "I have a dream" in his speech?
8 times
What other main events were Martin Luther King a part of?
Montogomery Bus Boycott, 1963 March on Washington
What is the missing word? "A ______ is a language of the unhead"
Riot
What was the goal of the March on Washington?
To end racial segregation