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  1. 4. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a _________ holiday.
  2. 8. There are over 730 _________ in the United States named after King.
  3. 9. King was assassinated by James _________ Ray.
  4. 10. King attended _________ T. Washington High School.
  5. 11. The Civil Rights _________ was passed in 1964.
  6. 13. He is considered one of the great _________ of modern times.
  7. 15. King won the _________ Peace Prize.
  8. 17. “I have a _________.”
  9. 22. He skipped _________ grades in school because his was so smart.
  10. 23. One of his main influences was Gandhi who taught people to _________ in a non-violent manner.
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  1. 1. One of the issues the March on Washington hoped to accomplish is a protection from _________ abuse.
  2. 2. He married _________ (her first name).
  3. 3. He died on the balcony of a _________.
  4. 5. King went to _________ College at the age of 15.
  5. 6. King was born in _________.
  6. 7. Yolanda, Martin, _________, and Bernice are his children.
  7. 12. He was awarded the Congressional _________ Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
  8. 14. His college degree was in _________.
  9. 16. He led the Montgomery _________ Boycott.
  10. 18. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a civil _________ leader.
  11. 19. _________ is his initials.
  12. 20. Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her bus _________ started the Civil Rights Movement.
  13. 21. He helped organize the “_________ on Washington.”