Martin Luther King Jr. Grade 4

Click on the underlined word in each sentence to find the answer to the question. Write your answers on the sheet provided by your teacher.

1. On what date was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?

2. Why was Dr. Martin Luther King famous?

3. Why was Dr. King arrested in June 1964?

4. What well-known speech did Dr. King deliver in 1963 during the March on Washington?

5. What prize did Martin Luther King Jr. win in 1964? What did he promise to use the money for?

6. On what date was Martin Luther king Jr. assassinated?

7. In 1964, President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. What did this act say?

8. When was Dr. Martin Luther King Day declared a national holiday?