Dr. Martin Luther King Changes America

Which of the following best identifies a central idea of this text?

• Americans celebrate Dr. King because he led people to create equality

• Dr. King is important because he won many awards.

• All social change is made through non-violent protests like boycotts.

• In his “I Have a Dream Speech” Dr. King predicted the future.

Which of the following statements best summarizes the way Dr. King created change?

• Dr. King created change through his strong leadership, moving speeches, and his support of continued non-violent protest, such as boycotts and marching.

• Dr. King created change mainly by writing to important politicians and appealing directly to lawmakers about the state of inequality in America.

• Dr. King created change through his strong leadership and his call for protest, organizing marches that would spin out of control into riots.

• Dr. King created change through protests such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott, in which protesters took over the buses so white people could not use them.

Which of the following best describes how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr is remembered today?

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as the youngest person to win a Nobel Peace Prize

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered through a national holiday and little else in terms of celebration.

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. legacy serves as an inspiration for change, though only in the African American community.

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has become a figure of peace and equality, not just in America but all over the world.

To boycott something is to ________ to make people pay attention to the injustice and hopefully change it. (choose 2)

• Stop buying it

• Stop participating in it

• buy more of something

• talk about it with your friends and family

Why is it important that Dr. King used non-violent protests to create social change?

Are there other ways people create social change?