March On Washington
What was the date that it took place on?
28 August 1963
What was the ‘Freedom Summer’ also known as?
The ‘Mississippi Summer Project’
What had caused the White House and the rest of America to change their opinion on MLK before his death?
His stance on Vietnam
What organisation was he the leader of?
Southern Christian leadership Conference (SCLC)
What group did he 'develop a keen interest in' while in prison?
Nation of Island (NOI)
How many reported arrests were made during the march?
0
Mickey Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James E Chaney
What was MLK asked to go to Memphis in support of?
Sanitation Worker Strike
What city was MLK arrested in and then wrote 'Letter from ... Jail' in?
Birmingham
What remark did he make about Kennedy's assasination?
A case of chickens coming home to roost.
What two sets of factors combined to bring about the March on Washington?
The efforts of the Kennedy administration to bring in civil rights laws, and the deteriorating situation in Alabama
The Mississippi project was run by a local organisation called the...
‘Council of Federated Organisations (COFO)’
What was MLK's last speech called?
The 'Mountain Top' Speech
Where did the 'X to X' marches take place in Alabama?
Selma to Montgomery
When was he killed?
February, 1965
List at least two other major civil rights leaders who joined in on the March?
Roy Wilkins (NAACP), Whitney Young (National Urban League), James Farmer (CORE) and John Lewis (SNCC).
'At the start of 1964, only how many of Mississippi blacks were registered to vote?'
7%
What was the name of the hotel at and why was it chosen?
The Lorraine motel. It was one of the few motels in Memphis that was kindly disposed to African Americans
What award was he posthumously awarded in 1977?
Presidential Medal of Freedom
What speech, in which he says 'by any means necessary' is he most known for?
Ballot or the Bullet
How much money was fund raised for the march?
$146 917
What is the full name of one of the key local activists in the Mississippi Summer... Fannie X X
Fannie Lou Hamer
What was the name of MLK's killer?
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr. earned his doctorate in systematic theology from what university?
Boston University
What writer and magazine did he do an article with in 1963?
Alex Haley, Playboy