Who was MLK?
Martin Luther
King, Jr. Web Quest
Please answer the following
questions:
1. When and where was MLK born?
2. What kind of work did his father, Martin
Luther King, Senior, do?
3. Did Martin have any brothers or
sisters? If so, what were their names?
4. How did Martin do in middle school and
high school?
5. How old was Martin when he started
college?
6. Where did MLK give his first sermon?
7. Who did Martin Luther King marry? When was he married? Find an image of his
wife.
8. What was the SCLC? Why was the SCLC
important? How was MLK involved in the SCLC?
9. What was the Montgomery bus
boycott? Find an image of a photo taken
during the boycott.
10. Sunday, March 7, 1965, was known as “Bloody
Sunday.” What happened on that day?
11. How many children did Martin have? Do you know their names?
12. Martin was very much influenced by Mahatma
Ghandi? Who was Ghandi? How was Martin influenced by him? Find an image of a map of the country in
which Ghandi lived.
13. Martin Luther King Jr. received many awards
in his life, including a Nobel Peace Prize.
Why was the Nobel
prize given to MLK and when was it
awarded to him?
14. Where and when was the ‘I Have A Dream”
speech made? Find a picture of the
important monument near the sight of his speech.
15. MLK was assassinated by a lone gunman. Where and when did MLK die?
16. Where is Martin Luther King buried? Find an image of his tomb.
BONUS: List 3 additional facts about MLK.
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