Martin Luther King Jr. was a famous Civil Rights
leader. He fought for justice and equal rights for all men.
Your job is to read the following questions below and find
the roads to equality that Martin Luther King Jr. helps
create.
1. In 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man in
Montgomery, Alabama. What was Martin King Jr. instrumental
in doing about this situation?
2. What organization did Martin Luther King Jr. help establish
that becomes a major force in organizing the rights movement
and base its principles on nonviolence and civil disobedience?
3. Why did Martin Luther King Jr. write the “Letter from
Birmingham Jail’’, in 1961.
4. What was the purpose of the March to Washington on August
28, 1964?
5. What was signed on July 2, 1964?
6. What tragedy happened on April 4, 1968?
Click on the on the link to complete Martin Luther King’s
Famous ‘’I Have a Dream activity. I have a Dream
Kiara Kinney
3 Grade Thompson Elementary
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