Impact
True or False: King used force to get his point across?
False
Martin Luther King, Jr. is remembered for his achievements in civil rights and for the methods he used to get there — namely, nonviolence. More than just a catchphrase, more than just the “absence of violence,” and more than just a tactic, nonviolence was a philosophy that King honed over the course of his adult life.
How old was Martin Luther King when he won the Nobel Peace Prize?
35 years of age
At 35 years of age, the Georgia-born minister was the youngest person ever to receive the award.
What name was Martin Luther King Jr. born with?
Michael King Jr.
In 1934, Dr. King's father traveled to Germany and was inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther. As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his 5-year-old son from Michael to Martin Luther.
How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
381 Days
The boycott lasted for over a year. It finally ended on December 20, 1956 after 381 days.
What happened to Dr. King in 1963?
He was recognized for Time Magazine's Man of The Year.
Time magazine saw King as the personification of the Civil Rights Movement, and in its January 4, 1964 issue, gave him Man of the Year honors for 1963.
When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day observed?
3rd Monday of January
MLK Day is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around King's birthday, January 15.
What college did Martin Luther King Jr. attend?
Morehouse College
King graduated from Morehouse College in 1948 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology.
How did Izola Curry try to kill Dr. King Jr?
With a letter opener
On September 20, 1958, King was signing copies of his book Stride Toward Freedom in Blumstein's department store in Harlem when Izola Curry--a mentally ill woman who thought Dr. King was conspiring against her with communists--stabbed him in the chest with a letter opener.
What is the title of the 30-foot granite sculpture of Dr. King at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in the National Mall in Washington, D.C.?
Stone of Hope
The inspiration for the memorial design is a line from King's "I Have A Dream" speech: "Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope."
How old was King when he graduated from Morehouse College?
Answer: 19 years old
King was just 19 years old when he graduated from Morehouse College.
What famous boycott did Martin Luther King Jr. help orchestrate?
Montgomery bus boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott was a political and social protest against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. The campaign lasted from December 5, 1955 -- the Monday after Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, was arrested for refusing to surrender her seat to a white person -- to December 20, 1956, when the federal ruling Browder v. Gayle took effect, and led to a United States Supreme Court decision that declared segregation on buses to be unconstitutional.
How many times was Dr. King imprisoned?
29 times
According to the King Center, the civil rights leader went to jail 29 times. He was arrested for acts of civil disobedience and on trumped-up charges, such as when he was jailed in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1956 for driving 30 miles per hour in a 25-mile-per-hour zone.
What was the name of Martin Luther King's wife?
Coretta Scott
King married Coretta Scott on June 18, 1953, on the lawn of her parents' house in her hometown of Heiberger, Alabama.
What year was Dr. King awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
1977
In 1977, he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter.
How many children did Martin Luther King Jr. have?
4 Children
King had four children: Yolanda King (born 1955), Martin Luther King III (born 1957), Dexter Scott King (born 1961), and Bernice King (born 1963).
At what church did King serve as pastor?
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
From 1954 until 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. was the pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, the only church where MLK pastored and the site where he began his Civil Rights activism.
What year was Martin Luther King Day first observed as a federal holiday?
1986
The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. President Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed three years later, in 1986.
Where did King deliver his famous "I Have a Dream" speech?
Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC
Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., the speech was a defining moment of the civil rights movement.
What city was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?
Memphis, Tennessee
In 1968, King was planning a national occupation of Washington, D.C., to be called the Poor People's Campaign, when he was assassinated on April 4 in Memphis, Tennessee.
What grade did Martin Luther King skip?
9th & 12th grade
An outstanding student, he skipped both the ninth and the twelfth grades of high school.