Mini-Bio of Dr. Martin Luther King

1. A restaurant owner in the South violated Jim Crow laws by:

• Seperating black and white employees

• Having black and white customers sit together

• Refusing to serve black customers

• Advertising a new job for "whites" only

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How was segregation enforced in the North?

• Informal customs

• Police presence

• Court Rulings

• Codefied laws

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Where was Rosa Parks arrested?

• Washington, DC

• Memphis, TN

• Montgomery, Al

• Atlanta, GA

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Martin Luther King, Jr. was first arrested for:

• Organizing a Boycott

• Threatening bus drivers

• Leading violent protests

• Breaking Jim Crow Laws

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Boycotting a store means:

• smashing the store's windows

• opening another store next to it

• waiting in line for the store to open

• Refusing to shop at that store

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Both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi:

• Studied to be Christian pastors

• Fought for Civil Rights in America

• organized non-violent protests

• Experienced Jim Crow Laws firsthand

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What was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "dream?"

• To win the Nobel Peace Prize

• That lawmakers would be punished for passing Jim Crow laws

• For an African American to be elected President of the United States

• That children of all races would love and respect one another

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Which word best describes Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speaking style?

• Soft-spoken

• Aggresive

• Powerful

• Humorous

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Martin Luther King, Jr. sought to establish creative tension in order to:

• Force change by making people uncomfortable

• Invent new methods of protest

• Reduce stress in conflicts

• Pit lawmakers against each other

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What can be inferred from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s later work fighting against poverty and the Vietnam War?

• Racism ended with the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• He stopped advocating for civil rights

• He opposed injustice in many forms

• He feared being arrested for discussing more controversial issues

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