As we prepare for next week’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration on the UNMC campus — here’s a quiz about the late civil rights hero.
1. After the landmark voting rights bill in 1964, Dr. King began to shift his focus to what issue:
- A. Health care
- B. Integration
- C. Poverty
2. In Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream Speech”, which of the following is one of the “dreams”?
- A. “…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.”
- B. “…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.'”
- C. “…With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.”
- D. All of the above.
3. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legal first name was:
- A. John
- B. Michael
- C. William
Send your answers to today@unmc.edu. The first person to correctly respond with the correct answers wins a prize.
Remember to mark your calendars for next Monday’s MLK Day event at UNMC. Douglas County Treasurer John Ewing will present “Are YOU living the dream?” at noon in the Storz Pavilion. Free pizza will be served.