MLK Day

What did Martin Luther King Jr. do to change the unjust laws of segregation?

• He volunteered at homeless shelters and participated in other community service projects.

• He ran for Senate in order to pass legislation that would change the segregation laws.

• He became a Supreme Court justice and ruled that segregation on buses was illegal.

• He gave speeches, organized peaceful marches, and led the Montgomery bus boycott.

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What dream did Martin Luther King Jr. describe during his famous “I Have a Dream” speech?

• His dream was for all people to be treated fairly and equally under the law.

• His dream was to have more peaceful marches and protests against segregation.

• His dream was that the South would be more like the North.

• His dream was for the Montgomery bus boycott to result in the end of segregation on buses.

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What conclusion can one come to about Martin Luther King Jr. based on the passage?

• He thought equality under the law would be very hard to achieve in the South.

• He inspired people to be violent if they needed to draw attention to problems of segregation.

• He used peaceful means to achieve widespread change for Americans.

• He felt marches, protests and boycotts were not effective ways to bring about change.

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Read the following sentence:

“The legacy of a leader is something he or she has accomplished that would benefit future generations.”

What does the word generations mean?

• groups of people who belong to the same race

• groups of people of a similar age

• groups of people who are part of the same economic class

• groups of people who belong to the same profession

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What is this passage mainly about?

• The life of Martin Luther King Jr. and how he was treated and how he is remembered today

• The civil rights work of Martin Luther King Jr. and how it should be celebrated

• The hardships faced by African Americans in the segregated South

• The Montgomery bus boycott and other famous civil rights events

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The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

_________ the South was segregated, black people did not have the same rights as white people.

• Even though

• Although

• However

• Because

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