Martin Luther King Holiday Lesson, Page 3

What is this event?

• It is the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It took place on August 28, 1963.

• About two hundred and fifty thousand (250,000) participants showed up to demonstrate their support for the Civil Rights Movement.

• The Civil Rights Movement tried to end racial discrimination.

• Dr. King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
  
  Quote: I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'

What is happening in this picture?

• President Lyndon B. Johnson is signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Dr. King is standing behind him.

• The act outlawed segregation in schools and public places.

When did Dr. King die?

• He died on April 4, 1968.

• While on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray shot Dr. King. He died an hour later at 7:05 p.m.

• He is buried with his wife Coretta Scott King in Atlanta, Georgia.