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Using Information Resources

Using Information Resources. Introduction: In this section of the test you are asked to look at some reference materials and then use the materials to answer the questions. Topic: Martin Luther King

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Using Information Resources

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  1. Using Information Resources Introduction: In this section of the test you are asked to look at some reference materials and then use the materials to answer the questions. Topic: Martin Luther King Suppose you want to find out more about Thanksgiving for a report you are writing. Several different sources of information about Thanksgiving are contained in this packet. The information sources are listed below • Title Page • Table of Contents • Glossary • Index • Important Dates • Growing Up Article

  2. Martin Luther King, Jr. Table of Contents Introduction Why is He Famous? 4 Martin’s Family 6 Growing Up 8 First Steps 11 Fighting Segregation 13 Beliefs 18 I have a Dream 21 Courage 26 An American Hero 28 Important Dates 30 Important Words Web Sites Index Written by Christy DeVillier ABDO Publishing Co.

  3. Glossary citzen – member of a city or country. civil rights - Rights for all citizens. civil Rights Movement – public fight for civily rights. desegregate – to stop segregation. peaceful resistance – fighting for your beliefs without hurting anyone preacher – the leader of a church segregation – laws that separate African Americans from white people Index Atlanta Georgia 6 Boycott 15, 16, 17 civil rights 18,20, 21, 22, Civil Rights Movement 4 Dexter Avenue Baptist Church 18,30 Ebenezer Baptist Church 10 Gandhi, Mohandas K. 20 30 “ I have a Dream” 25, 30 Mays, Benjamin 10 Montgomery, Alabama 13, 14, 15, 17, Morehouse College 9, 10 Parks, Rosa 14, 15, 30 peaceful resistance 20 Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom 24 Ray, James Earl 5, 30 Scott, Coretta 7, 30 segregation 12, 13, 14, 30 Southern Christian leadership Conference 19 Washington, D.C. 24, 25

  4. Important Dates January 15, 1929 – Martin Luther King, Jr. is born. June 18, 1953 - Marting marries Coretta Scott. October, 1954 – Martin begins preaching at the Dexter Avenue church in Montgomery, Alabama December 1, 1955 – rosa Parks fights segregation in Montgomery, Alabama. She does not give up her seat on a bus. February, 1959 – Dr King visits Mohandas Gandhi in India August 28, 1963 – Dr. King gives his “ I have a Dream” speech. December 10, 1964 – Dr. King wins the Nobel Peace Prize. February 9, 1965 – Dr. King meets with Pres. Johnson. They talk about voting rights of African Americans. April 4, 1968 – James Earl Ray shoots and kills Dr. King in Memphis, Tenn. January 20, 1986 – Americans celebrate the first Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Growing Up Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. went to many schools. The first school Martin went to was Younge Street Elementary School. Then, he went to David T. Howard Elementary School. Later, Martin went to Booker T. Washington High School. Young Martin was an excellent student. His school let him skip 9th and 11th grades. At 15, Martin went to Morehouse College. College is wher many people go after high school. The president of Morehouse College was Benjamin Mays. Benjamin noticed Martin. He thought Martin would be a good Baptist preacher. Martin grew up as a Baptist. Both his father and his grandfather were Baptist preachers. They preached at the Ebenezer Baptist Church. Martin became a Baptist preacher at 17. DeVillier, Christy. Martin Luther King, Jr. Edina, Minn. ABDO Publishing Co.2001

  5. Martin Luther King Who wrote the book? How many chapters are in the book? What page would you find information about James Earl Ray? What happened on December 10, 1964? Using “ Growing Up”, who was Benjamin Mays and how did he help Dr. King? 6. What does desegregate mean?

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