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Where was MLK born?
Atlanta, Georgia
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Where did MLK first do his "I Have a Dream" Speech?
King first delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at a high school gymnasium in Rocky Mount on Nov. 27, 1962 -- nine months prior to his historic August 28, 1963 speech.
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Who shot MLK Jr?
James Earl Rae, fatally shot MLK at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he died at 7:05 p.m.
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How old was MLK's youngest daughter when he was assassinated?
Bernice King was five years old at the time of MLK's assassination?
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What president declared MLK's birthday as a holiday?
In 1983, President Ronald Reagan created a federal holiday honouring King for his commitment to justice and equal rights for all. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was observed for the first time on January 20, 1986.
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What did MLK's father and grandfather do for a living?
They were both Baptist preachers though Dr. King did not go into ministry until later in life.
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What famous song became the anthem of the Civil Rights Movement that marching participants would often sing?
We Shall Overcome.
Four days before the April 4, 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., King recited the words from "We Shall Overcome" in his final sermon, delivered in Memphis on Sunday, March 31
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How many books did MLK write?
6 books total in his lifetime including publishing a book of his most-requested sermons, a collection of his broadcasted addresses, and an autobiography.
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Where is Dr. King's burial site?
On the grounds of the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site near Ebenezer Baptist Church and Dr. King's birth home on Auburn Avenue, in Atlanta.
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What is the site of MLK's assassination currently used as?
The National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Hotel with several exhibits including a replica of the bus Rosa Parks sat on as well as an exact look into the hotel room Dr. King was staying at at the time of his assassination.
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How old was MLK when he first experienced racism?
He was six years old when the parents of his white friend declared they could no longer play together because they went to separate segregated schools.
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Where was MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech presented?
Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC?
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What was the famous letter that Dr. King wrote after he was jailed and refused bail after a peaceful protest left him and several others arrested in Alabama?
Letter from a Birmingham Jail.
Television cameras showed King and other peaceful marchers being attacked by police dogs and fire hoses, then being arrested. King refused bail, then wrote his Letter from a Birmingham Jail.
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How many children did MLK have with Coretta Scott?
Four children. Bernice, Yolanda, Dexter, and Martin Luther King III 
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What city was MLK assassinated?
(Bonus 100 points if you can also name the hotel)
Memphis, Tennessee at the Lorraine Motel. 
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What was MLK's first job?
A paper route. His work ethic allowed him to be promoted, and he became the youngest assistant manager for The Atlanta Journal delivery station at age 13.
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What was the name of the boycott that Dr. King led after the famous Rosa Park incident?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott.
The bus boycott resulted from the Rosa Parks bus incident. Rosa, the secretary of the local chapter of the NAACP, famously refused to give up her seat to a white woman. King's involvement in the 381-day boycott led the Supreme Court of the United States to rule that bus segregation was unconstitutional.
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What Doctorate degree did Dr. King hold?
A Doctorate in Systematic Theology.
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What was Dr. King's wife's name?
Coretta Scott.
Dr. King wrote in his autobiography, "She was a mezzo-soprano and I'm sure she would have gone on into this area if a Baptist preacher hadn't interrupted her life."
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How many honorary degrees did Dr. King receive?
20 total honorary degrees. As if earning three degrees as a student wasn't enough, Washington State University reported that Dr. King was awarded honorary doctorates from Howard University, Bard College, Yale, Wesleyan, and many other higher-education institutions across the US and the world.
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How old was MLK when he entered into college?
The young age of 15! King was such a gifted student that he skipped grades nine and 12 before enrolling in 1944 at Morehouse College, the alma mater of his father and maternal grandfather.
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How many times did Dr. King go to jail?
29 times total.
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What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth name before it was changed to Martin?
MLK's birth name was Michael. His father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther. As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his five-year-old son.
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Which one of Dr. King's family members was also killed from a gun shot?
Dr. King's mother.
On June 30, 1974, as 69-year-old Alberta Williams King played the organ at a Sunday service inside Ebenezer Baptist Church, Marcus Wayne Chenault Jr. rose from the front pew, drew two pistols and began to fire shots. One of the bullets struck and killed King, who died steps from where her son had preached nonviolence.
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What final state declared to officially observe MLK Day as a national holiday?
South Carolina in 2000.