MLK and the Bus Boycott

Answer the following questions based on the Rosa Parks Biography, the MLK Jr. Biography, and you may use the internet for a tool to answer any questions that the biographies did not cover.

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What does segregation mean?

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What does it mean to be racist?

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What is a Jim Crow Law?

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What was the name of the first church that Martin becamse a minster at?

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Where did Martin go to College?

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What was the concern with Martin and Coretta moving south ?

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What was the start of the bus boycott?

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How was the community affected by black people not riding the bus?

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Check off all the examples of a peaceful protest (5 boxes)

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What is a peaceful protest?

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What is the NAACP?

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What was the focus of Martin's letter from the Birmingham jail?

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Why did 250,000 people travel to Washington DC?

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Why was it significant that Marin gave his speech infront of the Lincoln Memorial?

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What was the difference between Malcom X and Martin?

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What does segregation mean?

What does it mean to be racist?

What is a Jim Crow Law?

What was the name of the first church that Martin becamse a minster at?

Where did Martin go to College?

What was the concern with Martin and Coretta moving south ?

What was the start of the bus boycott?

How was the community affected by black people not riding the bus?

Check off all the examples of a peaceful protest (5 boxes)

What is a peaceful protest?

What is the NAACP?

What was the focus of Martin's letter from the Birmingham jail?

Why did 250,000 people travel to Washington DC?

Why was it significant that Marin gave his speech infront of the Lincoln Memorial?

What was the difference between Malcom X and Martin?

Check off all the boxes that are about Martin's death. (6 boxes)