Martin Luther King Jr.

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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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. When was Martin Luther King Jr. born?January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia
2. What is the key organizations led?Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
3. What is the assassination date?April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee
4. Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?He was a brave leader who dreamed of a fair world, a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement, and a global icon of peace.
5. Why did he start the Montgomery bus boycott?It began after Rosa Parks was arrested. The boycott lasted 381 days and protested bus segregation.

Nonviolent Direct Action: A strategy of achieving political or social goals through symbolic, nonviolent acts of opposition.
Civil Disobedience: The refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest.
Segregation: The enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or institution.