Martin Luther King, Jr. was a civil rights leader of the 1960s. MLK studied the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi about non-violent protest.  He used these ideas to work for civil rights in America. On August 28, 1963,   250,000 people went to Washington, D.C. for a civil rights protest. On this day Martin Luther King gave a speech called

 

“I Have a Dream”.

I have a dream that one day this nation will live out the true meaning of its creed: " that all men are created equal.

I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,

but by their character.

 

 Martin Luther King won the 1963 Nobel Peace Prize because he worked hard to improve civil rights for minorities 

in the U.S.   MLK was shot by James Earl Ray in 1968. His wife was Coretta Scott King.

 Martin Luther King marched in Selma, Alabama

 Questions

 

1.  Who is Martin Luther King, Jr. ?  

2.  When did MLK give his famous speech, “I have a Dream”?

3.  Why did MLK get the Nobel Peace Prize? 

4.  What was the name of Martin Luther King's wife?

5.  In what year was Martin Luther King, Jr. shot?

6. How many people went to Washington, D.C. for a civil rights protest?

7.  Who did MLK study to discover nonviolent protesting strategies?

8. Where did MLK march in Alabama