Martin Luther King

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.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/martin-luther-king

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 born?January 15, 1929
2. Where was Martin Luther King born?Atlanta, Georgia
3. What is the key organizations founded/led?Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
4. What is the assassinated?April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee

Civil Disobedience: The active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, or commands of government.
Jim Crow Laws: State and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States.
Nonviolent Direct Action: A method of achieving social or political change through symbolic protest and refusal to cooperate with the government or occupying power.
Economic Justice: The fair distribution of wealth and economic opportunity within a society.