Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Internet Unit
2. Who had been jailed for refusing to give up her seat in a crowded bus?
3. How many black students were escorted to class by Federal paratroopers?
4. What was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. recovering from while in the hospital?
5. What president met with civil rights leaders on June 23, 1958?
6. How much did it cost to release Martin Luther King, Jr. from Reidsville prison?
7a. What type of meal did the Freedom Riders have at the lunch counter?
7b. It was the first time the eating facilities at the station had been __________.
8. James Meredith was the first African-American student accepted at the University
of Mississippi. What did his attendance provoke?
9. What 2 things did Birmingham, Alabama police use on young civil rights
demonstrators?
10. How many girls were involved in the "sit-in" in the Seattle City Council Chamber?
11. At what memorial did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. give his "I Have a Dream"
speech?
12. Who else, besides Dr. King, spoke at the Lincoln Memorial event?
13. What happened to the door of the cottage?
14. At the time this picture was taken, how many children did Dr. King have?
15. What did marchers protest in Selma, Alabama on June 6, 1965?
16. How many people were killed and how many people were injured in the Watts riots?
17. James Meredith had been leading a march to encourage African Americans to
_______ when he was shot by a sniper.
18. What was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. struck with during a civil-rights march in
Chicago in August, 1966?
19. What was the name of the church Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was pastor of?
20. What was imposed after the violence on March 28, 1968 in Memphis, TN?
21. What was the date of Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination?
22. What city was Dr. King assassinated in?
23. Was the news of Dr. King's assassination reported only in the United States?
24. Where did Dr. King's funeral procession take place?
25. Who kept a vigil outside the Ebenezer Baptist Church on April 14, 1968?
26. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. is still mourned a year later. What did the student
place at Dr. King's grave?