Martin Luther King JR Life Stories Flashcards

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A poor, crowded often dirty section of a city is known as a

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Slum

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2
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Keeping people of different races or religions separate from each other is known as

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Segregation

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3
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What was the occupation of Martin Luther King JR’s father

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Pastor

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4
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How old was Martin when he won the first prize for a public speaking contest

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14

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5
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Name this historic site where Martin Luther King JR’s famous speech “ I have a dream” was delivered

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Lincoln Memorial

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6
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The highest court in the land is known as

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Supreme Court

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7
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To which southern city did Martin and coretta. I’ve in 1954

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Montgomerry, Alabama

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8
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Who was the inspiring leader whose work made Martin believe in non violent protest

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Gandhi

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9
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Name this scientist who discovered the germ theory

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Louis Pasteur

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10
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Someone who kills a politician or a religious leader is known as an

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Assassin

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11
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What does NAACP stand for

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National Association for advancement of coloured people

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12
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She was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States

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Elizabeth Blackwell

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13
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Slaves often sang songs. These songs were known as ?

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Spirituals

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14
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Who shot Martin Luther King JR

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John Earl Ray

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15
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What major award did Matin Luther King JR win in 1964

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Nobel Peace Prize

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16
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The people who wanted to end slavery were collectively known as

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Abolitionists

17
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A woman whose job is sewing is known as a

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Seamstress

18
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Gandhi’s followers wore cloth that was known as

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Khadi

19
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In what year was Martin Luther King JR born

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1929

20
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On what two materials did Martin write his “ letter from Birmingham jail”

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Toilet paper and newspaper

21
Q

He loved tweed suits

What nick name did Martin,s friend give hi. While at Morehouse college

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Tweed

22
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A law that the government has passed is known as an

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Act

23
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A school that trains clergy such as priests is known as a

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Seminary

24
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What 1964 act made discrimination in public places and businesses illegal

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Civil rights acts

25
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Name the Motel from the balcony of which Martin Luther King JR was shot

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Lorraine Motel

26
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On the cover of which magazine did Martin appear in 1957

A

Time Magazine

27
Q

What is the meaning of SUFFRAGE

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Having the right to vote for your leader

28
Q

She was the mother of the civil rights movement in America

A

Rosa Parks

29
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A farmer who works on a small plot of land owned by another farmer is known as

A

Sharecropper

30
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A form of protest where people sit in one place and refuse to leave is known as a

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Sit-in

31
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What was the name of Martin Luther King JR famous speech

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I have a dream

32
Q

What was the name of Martin Luther King JR at birth

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Michael King

33
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Unfair laws that discriminate against black people are known as

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Jim Crow laws

34
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What was the occupation of Martin Luther King JR’s grandfather

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He was a sharecropper

35
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He is known as the Father of National parks

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John Muir