Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location of assassination?Balcony of the Lorraine Motel, Memphis, Tennessee
2. What is the age at death?39 years old
3. Who was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?He was a leader who worked to help people be treated fairly and to end unfair rules that hurt black people.
4. When and where did Dr. King get shot?He was shot on April 4, 1968, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

Civil Rights Movement: A historical struggle for social justice and equal rights for African Americans in the United States.
Assassination: The premeditated murder of a significant public figure, often for political or ideological reasons.
Conspiracy: A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.
Extradition: The official process of handing over a person accused or convicted of a crime to the jurisdiction of another state or country.