Are You Smarter Than A History Teacher
Transcript: How to play: King was such a gifted student that he skipped grades nine and 12 before enrolling in 1944 at Morehouse College, the alma mater of his father and maternal grandfather. Although he was the son, grandson and great-grandson of Baptist ministers, King did not intend to follow the family vocation until Morehouse president Benjamin E. Mays, a noted theologian, convinced him otherwise. King was ordained before graduating college with a degree in sociology. King was imprisoned 10 times in his life False! When King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, at the time he was the youngest Peace Prize winner ever, at the age of 35. His acceptance speech in Norway included the famous statement, “I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant.” King apparently improvised parts of the “I Have A Dream” speech in August 1963, including its title passage. Clarence B. Jones worked on the draft of the speech, which was being revised up to the time King took the podium. He says King’s remarks were up in the air about 12 hours before he spoke, and the “dream” reference wasn’t in the speech. King later added it live when singer Mahalia Jackson prompted him to speak about the “dream.” In June 1963, King had talked about his dream in a speech in Detroit. The civil rights leader was born Michael King Jr. on January 15, 1929. In 1934, however, his father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther. As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his 5-year-old son. King’s birth name was Michael, not Martin. True! When King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 was he the youngest ever to receive this award? According to the King Center, the civil rights leader went to jail 29 times. He was arrested for acts of civil disobedience and on trumped-up charges, such as when he was jailed in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1956 for driving 30 miles per hour in a 25-mile-per-hour zone. Are You Smarter Than A History Teacher True! True! King entered college at the age of 15. True! Various statements will be said about Martin Luther King Jr. If you believe the statement is "True" stand up. If you believe the statement is "False" stay seated.