MLK's Childhood
What is Martin Luther King's Birthday?
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on Tuesday, January 15, 1929
What college did MLK go to and how old was he?
Morehouse college
MLK led a nonviolent campaign. true or false?
True
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 their character.
Who and how did MLK die?
He was assassinated with a firearm by James Earl Ray.
How many siblings did MLK have if so what were there names?
2 and Christine and Alfred Daniel Williams King.
what high schools did MLK attend?
The Atlanta University Laboratory School and Booker T. Washington High School.
what act in 1965 did MLK help get passed?
Voting Rights Act
"I was a drum major for justice,....
peace and righteousness."
When did MLK die?
April 4, 1968
What are MLK's Sibling's names?
Christine and Alfred Daniel Williams King.
What school Did MLK go to at the age of 5?
Yonge Street Elementary School in Atlanta.
Did MLK influence any other activist?
yes
"We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself....
a society that can live with its conscience."
Where did MLK die?
A Motel in Memphis Tennessee
What instrument did MLK mom teach him to play at a young age?
Piano
He went to school before the legal age, but once he turned 6 he attended David T. Howard Elementary School.
How many people did the march attract in Washington for Jobs and Freedom?
250,000
Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate...
only love can do that."
When did MLK Day become a holiday?
On Nov. 3, 1983
Who did MLK live with?
mom, dad, sibling, and grandparents
What did MLK Study in College?
systemic theology.
what was the first major civil rights action the MLK led?
"I oppose the war in Vietnam because I love America. I speak out against it not in anger but with anxiety and sorrow in my heart and...
above all with a passionate desire to see our beloved country stand as a moral example of the world."
President Ronald Reagan