Martin Luther King Jr.

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1. When and where was Martin Luther King Jr. born? (see the first sentence)
Link: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/mlk/srs218.html

2. What did his parents name him when he was born? When did they change his name to "Martin?" (see #7)
Link: http://www.nps.gov/malu/faq_birth_home.htm

3. What did he lead in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955-1956?
Link: http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/taverna/98/7.htm

4. What were black people required to do on Montgomery, Alabama's buses in the 1950's? (see the first paragraph, last sentence)
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_Bus_Boycott#Method_of_segregation_on_Montgomery_buses

5. What happened to MLK on June 11, 1964?
Link: http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/resources/article/king_major_events_chronology_1929_1968/

6. Go inside Martin's bedroom he had as a boy. Read about what his bedroom was like while he was growing up. How is his bedroom different from your own bedroom? How is it the same?
Link: http://www.nps.gov/features/malu/feat0001/BirthHomeTour/2boys.html