Martin Luther King - Мартин Лютер Кинг

A brief look at the life of one of the most influential men of our times, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The video chronicles King's life and highlights his impact on the Civil Rights Movement and American history.

Questions:
What were segregation laws called?
Jim Laws
Jim Crow Laws
Segregation Jim Laws

In what year did the U.S. Supreme Court declare that separate schools for whites and blacks were unequal?
1945
1655
1954

Why was Rosa Parks arrested?
She refused to give up her bus seat for a white passenger.
She refused to give her bus seat for a tailor's assistant.
She refused to work for a tailor's assistant.

What did MLK organize in Montgomery, Alabama?
a buscott
a boycott
a city bus system

How long did the boycott last?
15 months
30 months
13 months

In 1963, King and other civil rights leaders organized the March on Washington. How many people came to the Nation's capital to demand equality for blacks?
210,000
200,000
500,000

Martin Luther King, Jr. stood at the base of which famous memorial?
The Lincoln Memorial
The Base Memorial
The Space Memorial

In which year did Congress pass the Civil Rights Act -- making discrimination in public places illegal?
1974
1954
1964

In which year was Martin Luther King awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
1964
1954
1968

Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee? What is the date of his assasination?
April 24, 1958
April 14, 1968
April 4, 1968

What other groups have been influenced by Martin Luther's King's fight for equal rights in the USA?
Spanish, women, and the Asians
Spanish, women, and the disabled
Hispanics, women, and the disabled