Yolanda King

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/yolanda-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 Yolanda King born?November 17, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama
2. What is the parents?Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King
3. What is the related topics?Civil Rights Movement, African American history, LGBT rights advocacy, performing arts
4. Who was Yolanda King?Yolanda King was the eldest daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. She grew up during the Civil Rights Movement and became an activist and artist.
5. What did Yolanda King do to help people?She marched in protests and spoke about justice. She also supported gay rights and helped people understand fairness.

Civil Rights Movement: The organized effort to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans and secure legal recognition and federal protection of citizenship rights.
Intersectional Justice: The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
Legacy: Something that is a result of events or actions in the past; the long-lasting impact of a person or event.