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How were laws different when Martin Luther King Jr. was born?
People were separated based on the color of their skin
What word means separating people based on race?
segregation
What are some examples of things that were segregated?
Restrooms, schools and restaurants
What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s job when he was younger?
minister
What did Rosa Parks do that got her arrested?
She wouldn't move to another seat on a bus.
What did Martin Luther King Jr. ask all Black people to do?
He asked them not to ride the buses.
What words mean to not use or buy something in protest?
boycott
Why did the city eventually change the laws about seating on buses?
They were losing a lot of money.
What did Martin Luther King Jr. become after the bus boycott?
A Civil Rights leader
What did Martin Luther King Jr organize black people to do so they would have political power?
vote
How did Martin Luther King Jr believe that people should protest?
peacefully
Martin Luther King Jr organized people to ______ in the street in protest of laws.
march
What happened to Martin Luther King Jr when he organized all of those protests?
He was arrested 29 times.
What was the biggest march called ?
March on Washington
What was Martin Luther King Jr's most famous speech called?
I Have a Dream
What important law was passed after the March on Washington?
Civil Rights Act
