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.

Civil Rights Movement: A protracted struggle for social justice that sought to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans in the United States.
Nonviolent Resistance: A strategy of achieving political or social goals through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, and refusal to cooperate, without resorting to violence.
Economic Justice: The concept of fair distribution of wealth and economic opportunity within a society.
Fair Housing Act of 1968: A landmark piece of federal legislation that prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, and sex.