Martin Luther King Jr. Information please?

1. Where did Martin Luther King, Jr. attend college?








2. What career did King pursue after college?








3. What year did King lead the March on Washington? How many people attended the march?








4. What was the name of the award that King was given in 1964?








5. Why did he travel to Memphis, Tennessee in 1968 to give the “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech?








6. When did Martin Luther King, Jr. die?








7. Where was King assassinated?








8. Who killed King?








Below the Related Links section in red, click on the Martin Luther King Holiday page. Answer the following question.





9. On which day is the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday celebrated each year?








Click on the History of the Holiday link. Answer the following questions.





10. Who first introduced legislation for a commemorative holiday to celebrate the life of King? Was he/she a Democrat or a Republican?








11. What year was the holiday passed?





12. Which President passed the holiday to celebrate King’s life?








13. Did all states want to celebrate the holiday? Why or why not?








Your Opinion





14. What is the one aspect that you remember most about Martin Luther King, Jr.?








15. Do you feel that discrimination still exists in our world today?








16. What is a stereotype?








17. List 5 examples of stereotypes.


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18. In your opinion, what can be done to help break these stereotypes?











19. Describe a time that you feel that either yourself or someone else was discriminated against.




















20. What is one fact that you learned through today’s Internet search and reading activity?