MLK 9-12

Martin Luther King won this award.

• Nobel Peace Prize
• Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
• Grammy for Album of the Year
• Oscar for Best Actor

Who was the leader that disagreed with Martin Luther's peaceful protests?

• Nelson Mandela
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Abraham Lincoln
• Malcolm X

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

The word poverty means?

• very rich

• equal rights

• extremely poor

• financially stable

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What city was called "The Birmingham of the North?"

• Chicago

• Houston

• California

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Martin and his family moved to _________ to see what it was like to be poor.

• Chicago

• Birmingham

• New York

• Texas

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Martin wanted to help people out of poverty. He was trying to get what kind of workers a pay raise?

• bus drivers

• doctors

• firemen

• garbage workers

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who killed Martin Luther King Jr.?

• Abraham Lincoln
• John F. Kennedy
• James Earl Ray
• Nelson Mandela

Martin's childhood home became a

• museum
• library
• hospital
• zoo

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

There is a federal holiday to honor MLK. It is on the third Monday in what month?

• March
• January
• February
• December

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

What was happening in the world in 1932?

• WW II ends

• Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president.

• The first Mr. Potato head is sold.

• MLK marries Correta