FAQ’s
Question 1: When was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?
Answer: Martin Luther King, Jr., was born on Tuesday, 15 January 1929 in Atlanta,
Georgia.
Question 2: When did Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his famous speech "I have a
dream"?
Answer: On 28 August 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. organized a now historic march to
Washington D C.
Question 3: What were his dreams?
Answer: That all people would someday be sisters and brothers in a world governed by
equality, justice, and peace.
Question 4 : When did Martin Luther King, Jr. die and where is he buried?
Answer: Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on 4 April 1968, in Memphis,
Tennessee, where he was trying to help the striking garbage workers. The funeral was
held on 9 April 1968 at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
Question 5: Find an example of alliteration in King's speech.
Answer: I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where
they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
Question 6: List at least two possible effects upon King's audience of repeating the
phrase, "I have a dream."
Answer: The crowd was electrified due to this repetitive phrase because it was a
common dream of all the black people and they were spiritually elevated because of its
religious significance.
Question 7: Near the end of his speech, King names many different states. Why do you
think he did this?
Answer: King did it deliberately to envisage the dream of one uniform country free of
racial segregation.
Question 8: What is engraved on the tomb of Martin Luther King, jr?
Answer: The last two lines of his speech I have a dream Free at last! Free at last! Thank
God Almighty, we are free at last!
Question 9: "Five score years ago," the opening phrase of King's speech, is an
allusion to what or whom?
Answer: King’s use of the archaic phrase “fivescore years ago” is an obvious echo of
American President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, which he delivered on
November 19, 1863.
Question 10: Besides the Declaration of Independence and the Bible, King cites "the
American dream" as a source for his own dream. What is the American dream?
Answer: American Dream is an idea, which suggests that all people can succeed through
hard work, and that all people have the potential to live happy and successful lives
without the racial bias.