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Where was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?
Atlanta, Georgia
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What was the civil rights movement?
A mass popular movement to secure for African Americans equal access to and opportunities for the basic privileges and rights of U.S. citizenship. Although the roots of the movement go back to the 19th century, it peaked in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Who would not give up her seat on the bus, which led to a bus boycott?
Rosa Parks
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When was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?
April 4, 1968
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At what age did MLK Jr. enter college?
15
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What college did Martin Luther King, Jr. attend first?
Morehouse College
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What was the bus boycott?
Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956) Sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks on 1 December 1955, the Montgomery bus boycott was a 13-month mass protest that ended with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional.
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Who was the Leader of the Montgomery bus boycott?
MLK Jr.
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When was the year of the march where King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech?
August 28, 1963
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How many times did MLK Jr. go to prison?
29 times .
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What is the site of King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech?
Washington D.C.
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What is Civil Disobedience?
the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest.
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Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s wife?
Coretta Scott
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What year was MLK Jr. born?
January 15, 1929
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How many children did MLK Jr. have?
4
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Where did the Bus boycott take place?
Montgomery, Alabama
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What were segregation laws (also known as Jim Crow laws)?
Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. ... They mandated racial segregation in all public facilities in the states of the former Confederate States of America, starting in 1896 with a "separate but equal" status for African Americans in railroad cars.
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What president signed a bill that created a federal holiday to honor Dr. King?
Ronald Reagan
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When did MLK Jr. win the Nobel Peace Prize?
1964
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What was Martin Luther Kings Jr. named at birth?
Michael
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Where was MLK Jr. killed?
Memphis, TN
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What was Brown v. Board of Education?
This was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
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Who took the blame for MLK Jr.' death?
James Earl Ray
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What year was the bus boycott?
1955
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What did MLK Jr. receive his doctorate degree in?
Doctorate in systematic theology