Childhood/Education
Atlanta, Georgia
Where was Martin Luther King Jr. born?
The third Monday of January
When is MLK day?
Protest where African Americans refused to ride city buses
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
He gave 2,500 over the course of his life
How many speeches did MLK give in his lifetime?
James Earl Ray
Who assassinated MLK?
A degree in sociology
What degree did he graduate with?
Located at West Potomac Park at 1964 Independence Avenue
Where is the King memorial located?
The biggest protest led by MLK
What was the March on Washington?
The last speech of MLK's life
What was "I've Been to the Mountaintop"?
April 4th, 1968
When was MLK assassinated?
Morehouse College
What college did Martin Luther King Jr. graduate from?
Released in 1970 in an attempt to tarnish MLK's reputation
What were the FBI surveillance files?
MLK was the youngest person in history to receive this at the time
What is the Nobel Peace Prize?
The speech where he introduced his ideas to other protestors, most famous of which was his idea of peaceful protest
What was the Mongomery Bus Boycott Speech?
Oslo, Norway was where he received it
Where did MLK receive his Nobel Peace Prize?
The separation of students based on their race
What is segregation?
Bearing the Cross and Parting the Waters
What MLK books won Pulitzer Prizes?
The protest lasted for 385 days
How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
What was "Beyond Vietnam"?
He did this due to the death of his maternal grandmother
Why did MLK attempt suicide?
Michael Luther King
What was MLK accidentally named?
Master Lei Yixin
Who sculpted the King memorial?
The protest where MLK was arrested and wrote a very important letter while jailed.
What was the Birmingham Campaign?
He gave it in 1944
When did MLK give his first speech?
A famous letter that was written while MLK was in a Birmingham Jail.
What was the Letter from a Birmingham Jail?