Question

What question would most likely

help you understand this excerpt
from a speech given by Martin
Luther King Jr.?
I must admit to you that there are
still some difficult days ahead. We
are still in for a season of
suffering. ... But if we will go on
with the faith that nonviolence and
its power can transform dark
yesterdays into bright tomorrows,
we will be able to change all of
these conditions.
O Why was King a successful civil
rights leader?
O How did King think nonviolence
would create change?
O What kind of suffering did King
think was coming?
O Who assassinated King?
-Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights
leader, March 25, 1965

Answer 1

1. He was a successful leader because he taught his followers to be patient, he never gave up, he motivated his followers, and he led nonviolent protests, and encouraged them.
2. He thought nonviolence would create change because violence would just make people think badly about them, and it would just make conditions worse.
3. King thought that some people will still lack rights, and it will take long before those rights are gained.
4. James Earl Ray assassinated King. RIP MLK Jr.