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.
Segregation means
Rules and laws that kept people of different races apart from each other.
What was unusual about Martin's years in high school?
He finished in two years when most students need four years.
What job did Martin's father have?
minister of a church
What did Mrs. Parks refuse to do on the bus?
Surrender her seat to another passenger.
Dr. King was arrested and taken to jail.
False
True
Martin's mother taught him to read before he started school.
False
True
Dr. King believed that all people can learn to ___________________.
live in peace, respect each other, get along together.
In what month was Dr. King born?
January
February
October
December
Name the woman whose actions helped to change bus laws in Birmingham, Alabama.
Rosa Parks
As a boy, what did Martin want to be when he grew up?
A minister of a church like his father.
Rosa Parks was arrested and taken to jail.
True
False
In what city and state was Martin born?
Atlanta, Georgia
What did Martin study in college?
Religion or Divinity (the study of how people worship).
MLK was killed when he tried to help sanitation workers demand better working conditions.
False
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.
When Martin came home upset one day, what did his mother tell him?
You are just as good as anyone. What's in your heart, not the color of your skin, is what really matters.
When Martin was growing up, black and white people could not go to the same _____________________.
restaurants, bathrooms, water fountains, public parks, beaches, or swimming pools
Many people disagreed with Dr. King's ideas and tried to stop him.
True
False
Integration means
Bringing together people of different races.