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In what city and state was Martin born?
Atlanta, Georgia
What job did Martin's father have?
minister of a church
True or False
Martin's mother taught him to read before he started school.
True!
Describe the event from Martin's childhood that shaped his life.
The mother of his white friends told Martin he could no longer play with her children.
As a boy, what did Martin want to be when he grew up?
A minister of a church like his father.
Segregation means
Rules and laws that kept people of different races apart from each other.
Integration means
Bringing together people of different races.
Name the woman whose actions helped to change bus laws in Birmingham, Alabama.
Rosa Parks
What did Mrs. Parks refuse to do on the bus?
Surrender her seat to another passenger.
How did Dr. King help the African American bus riders in Birmingham, Alabama?
He organized a boycott so that no one would ride the city buses.
True or False
Rosa Parks was arrested and taken to jail.
True!
True or False
Dr. King was arrested and taken to jail.
True!
True or False
Many people disagreed with Dr. King's ideas and tried to stop him.
True!
True or False
Martin was killed when he tried to help sanitation workers demand better working conditions.
True!
