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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the most important leader of the American civil rights
movement. He helped unite a nation with his powerful speeches and use of non-violent
protests. His 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech is one of the greatest in human history. King’s
efforts to end racial discrimination earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

King was born in 1929 in Atlanta. His father was a reverend and so King had a religious
upbringing. He graduated from college with a degree and a Ph.D. in religious studies. King
went to India to visit Gandhi’s family. He was inspired by Mohandas Gandhi's success with
non-violent resistance and saw it as a “potent weapon” in America’s struggle for civil
rights.

King was instrumental in achieving many successes in ending segregation laws. He led the
Montgomery Bus Boycott which ended racial segregation on public buses in Montgomery.
He realized that nonviolent protest would attract extensive media coverage of the struggle
for racial equality. His campaigns soon elevated the Civil Rights Movement to be the most
important issue in American politics.

King helped organize the famous March for Jobs and Freedom on Washington in 1963,
where he spoke to the nation appealing for racial harmony. His non-violent protests met
with success as Congress passed civil rights laws (1964) and voting rights laws (1965).
King’s friendship with President John F. Kennedy also helped his cause. King was
assassinated on April 4, 1968. Stevie Wonder pays tribute to King with his song "Happy
Birthday".

SYNONYM MATCH: Match the words from the article on the left with their synonyms on the right.
Are your answers the same as other students’?

Paragraphs 1 and 2
1. unite a. racism
2 protests b. battle

3. discrimination c. demonstrations

4. inspired d. powerful

5. potent e. join
6. struggle f. motivated

Paragraphs 3 and 4

7. instrumental g. mission

8. realized h. wide

9. extensive i. understood

10. appealing j. important

11 cause k killed

12 assassinated l asking
PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article.
1. leader of the American civil a discrimination
.
2 He helped unite a nation with b with non-violent resistance
.
3. end racial c. with success

4. King had a religious d laws


.

5. inspired by Mohandas Gandhi's success e his powerful speeches


.

6. ending segregation f. in American politics

7. attract extensive media g for racial harmony


.
8. the most important issue h upbringing
.

9. he spoke to the nation appealing i. rights movement


10. His non-violent protests met j. coverage
SCRAMBLED SENTENCES
Put the words back into the correct order.

1. of American rights leader the civil movement

leader of the American civil rights movement.

2. with helped his unite powerful a speeches nation He

He helped unite a nation with his powerful speeches.

3. Dream “ ” I speech Have His a 1963

His 1963 “I have a dream” speech.

4. by Gandhi's He inspired Mohandas success was

Gandhi’s. He was inspired by Mohandas success.

5. struggle rights for America’s civil

America’s struggle for civil rights.

6. for struggle the of coverage media equality racial

media coverage of the struggle for racial equality.

7. important in politics most issue American the

the most important issue in american politics.

8. Jobs famous the for and organize helped March Freedom

Helped organize the famous march for jobs and freedom.

9. to racial the harmony nation he appealing spoke for

To the nation appealing for racial harmony.

10. with to pays Stevie his King tribute Wonder song


stevie wonder pays tribute to king with his song.

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