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Student Worksheet

1. When and where was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?
What was his father's occupation? What was his mother's occupation?
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/MLK/

2. What was Martin's first name originally?
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/king/biography.html

3. Was King a good student in school?
What were 3 hobbies he enjoyed?
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/MLK/

4. In 1948, King graduated from what college in Georgia?
In 1951, he received a B.D. from what Seminary in Chester, Pa.?
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/king/timeline.html

5. How many children did Martin Luther King, Jr. have?
What was his wife's name?
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/king/timeline.html

7. When did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. become active in the movement for civil rights and racial equality ?
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/MLK

8. What famous speech did King deliver on August 28, 1963?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/mlk/news/index.asp?article=speech&topic=0
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm (text and audio)

9. Read "A Teeny Tiny Book About Martin Luther King, Jr.".
What was King's occupation in Montgomery, Alabama?
King believed that __________ should be treated equally under the law.
What special award did he win in 1964?
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6459/mlk.html

10. What was Dr. Martin Luther King's dream for the world?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/mlk/news/index.asp?article=mlk&topic=0

11. When and where was Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/mlk/news/index.asp?article=mlk&topic=0

12. When is the Martin Luther King Holiday celebrated every year?
Scroll to the last paragraph on this web site to find the answer!
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/mlk/news/index.asp?article=mlk&topic=0