Life and Death
What was the name of Martin Luther King Jr.'s wife?
Coretta Scott
Was Martin Luther King Jr. a good student? How do you know?
Yes. He got through high school and entered college by age 15.
What is the missing word? "I have a dream that my ______ ______ _______ will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
What was the name of the woman who would not move from her seat at the front of the city bus, and allowed herself to be arrested for breaking the segregation law in Alabama?
Her name was Rosa Parks.
What is the vocabulary word?
Definition: remembrance; something done to honor a person or event
memorial
Where was Martin Luther King Jr. born?
Atlanta, Georgia
What was the highest degree of education MLK received?
What is a degree? (Examples of degrees: bachelors, masters, Ph.D.)
MLK received his doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) from Boston University.
What is the missing words? "Five score years ago a great American in whose shadow we stand today signed the _____________ _____________."
Emancipation Proclamation
What event began in December, 1955, that thrust MLK to the forefront of the civil rights movement?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
What is the vocabulary word?
Definition: pastor, minister, reverand
clergyman
When was Martin Luther King Jr. born?
January 15, 1929
What was Martin's father's occupation? (It was the same MLK Jr.'s occupation)
He was a baptist minister. (Also known as a pastor, clergyman, or reverand)
What is the missing words? "In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of ________ ________."
wrongful deeds
He was the youngest person to receive the ________ _________ ________ in 1964?
Nobel Peace Prize
What is the vocabulary word?
Definition: bring groups of people together; combining
integration
Who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr.?
The assassin's name was James Earl Ray.
What college did Martin Luther King Jr attend?
First, he attended Morehouse College, and later he attended Boston College, where he got his masters and his Ph.D.
What is the missing word? "With this faith we will by able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for _________ together, knowing that we will be free one day."
freedom
How many people attended the March on Washington in August, 1963?
250,000 people attended the March on Washington.
What is the vocabulary word?
Definition: Being unfair to a group of people because of their race, color, religion, etc.
discrimination
What was the name of the speech he made on the day before his assassination?
The speech was called "I Have Been to the Mountaintop"
Describe the environment at Morehouse College? Why did MLK's father, Daddy King, like him going to Morehouse?
Morehouse College was a very liberal and progressive university. Daddy King did not agree with what they were teaching. Also, Morehouse College was integrated, which Daddy King also did not like.
What is the missing word? "____ _____ _____ from Stone Mountain of Georgia. ____ _____ _____ from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. ____ _____ _____ from every hill and molehill of Mississippi, from every mountainside."
Let freedom ring
On which day is the national holiday known as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day officially observed?
It is observed on the third Monday in January (the actual dates vary year to year).
What is the vocabulary word?
Definition: unfairness
injustice