2006 MLK Jr. Day Contest (Monday - Friday)

[Jamie McDaniel]

To help bring more attention to the radical side of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (and for a little fun in the forums) Soulforce is holding a contest all this week, Monday - Friday. At 8:00pm EST every day, a trivia question on Dr. King will be posted to this thread. Be the first to post the correct answer and you win your choice of the DVD Citizen King (http://www.soulforce.org/application.php?application=amazon&action=showdetails&amazon_id=2) or the CD collection A Call to Conscience (http://www.soulforce.org/application.php?application=amazon&action=showdetails&amazon_id=3) (which contains the great antiwar speech "Beyond Vietnam.")

Have fun!

Contest Rules:
You may only post one answer per question. If your answer is not correct, you cannot submit another answer for that day's question. Soulforce Staff are ineligible and you can only win once. Winners must also provide a ship-to address that Amazon.com can ship to without excessive charges.

[Jamie McDaniel]

Remember that in order to post your answer, you do have to be registered on the forums. You can do that here: www.soulforce.org/forums/register.php (http://www.soulforce.org/forums/register.php)

[Jamie McDaniel]

Monday's Trivia Question

On Thursday, December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man, even though she was sitting in the black section. After her arrest, the local black community organized a one-day boycott of the city buses to take place on Monday, December 5, 1955. Following the initial success of the campaign, black leaders voted to continue the boycott. They formed a new organization and they named Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as its president.

What was the name of the new organization and how old was Dr. King at the time he was chosen its president?

[Joe Brummer]

The Montegomory Improvment Asscoication (Spelling?)

I think he was 26 years old, but I could be wrong!

[Jamie McDaniel]

The Montegomory Improvment Asscoication (Spelling?)

I think he was 26 years old, but I could be wrong!

That is the correct answer! Congratulations Joe! Private message me your address and whether you want the DVD or the CD.

Everyone else, come back tomorrow for Tuesday's trivia question.

[Jamie McDaniel]

Tuesday's Trivia Question

In 1963, Dr. King spent eight days in a jail in Birmingham, Alabama, the south's most segregated city, for leading a demonstration on Good Friday. (After sit-ins and marches, city officials on April 10 had secured a state court injuction against further demonstrations, which King then disregarded.)

While in jail, King came across an open letter from eight white clergymen printed in The Birmingham News. The open letter strongly criticized the mass protests and called upon the black community in Birmingham to not support the demonstrations.

In response, Dr. King wrote the now famous "Letter From Birmingham Jail."

To win today's contest, find both the Letter From Birmingham Jail and the open letter from the eight white clergymen on the internet and post both links here. The links must be to the complete documents.

[morningrob]

This is the letter from the Alabama clergy
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King//frequentdocs/clergy.pdf
This is King's letter
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/frequentdocs/birmingham.pdf#search='letter%20from%20birmingham% 20jail'


Rob

[morningrob]

and do not ask me why you cannot direct link King's letter- I could not get that to work

[revtj]

Letter from White Clergy :

http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/frequentdocs/clergy.pdf#search='white%20clergy%20birmingham%20l etter%20jail%20king'

Letter from King (Birmingham Jail)

http://www.almaz.com/nobel/peace/MLK-jail.html

[Virginia Stephenson]

Birmingham clergy to King:

http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/frequentdocs/clergy.pdf

King's letter to clergy:

http://www.nobelprizes.com/nobel/peace/MLK-jail.html

These are great reading. Thank you
Virginia Stephenson

[Jamie McDaniel]

This is the letter from the Alabama clergy
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King//frequentdocs/clergy.pdf
This is King's letter
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/frequentdocs/birmingham.pdf
That answer is correct! Congratulations, morningrob, on being the first! :tup:

Private message me on whether you would like the DVD or the CD collection. Everyone else, tune in tomorrow at 8:00pm for the next trivia question.

p.s. also, if everyone has not yet read those two documents, you should.

[revtj]

bummer
tj

[Shep]

Okay so I'm not the first one to answer, but since I had such a hard time try to access certain sites, and since my computer froze in the process, I'm submitting my answer anyway. ...........http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/frequentd http://www.nobelprizes.com/nobel/peace/MLK-jail.htmlocs/clergy.pdf

[Jamie McDaniel]

Wednesday's Trivia Question

Who is this (first and last name)?

http://www.soulforce.org/images/whois.jpg

p.s. Sorry for being tardy with posting the question. I am at a Soulforce Staff retreat and I looked down and saw it was after 8pm. Yikes!

[Jamie McDaniel]

Here is another picture of him with Martin Luther King, Jr.

http://www.soulforce.org/images/whois2.jpg

[Shep]

This one is even tougher today, Jamie, do you have a 3rd photo? LOL

[Jamie McDaniel]

Here is hint #1. He is a gay man.

[Jamie McDaniel]

Here is hint #2. He organized the 1963 March on Washington where Dr. King delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech.

[Shep]

Bayard Rustin

[Jamie McDaniel]

Congratulations, Shep! That's correct. Private message me about whether you would like the DVD or the CD.

Two more chances to win. I promise to post the question on time Thursday and Friday! :o

p.s. Everyone remember Bayard Rustin!

[Jamie McDaniel]

Thursday's Trivia Question

How many children did Martin Luther King, Jr. have?

[Shep]

I know, I know.......oops sorry Jamie, I know I can't play anymore, but this is the first question this week that I didn't have to look up.

[Jamie McDaniel]

Thursday's trivia question is still up for grabs. This one's low hanging fruit. :)

[SolInvictus]

Just a guess: 4

[Jennifer5]

3 I think ... I don't know though

[Jamie McDaniel]

Congratulations, SolInvictus! Four is the correct answer.

Martin and Coretta's children are:


Yolanda Denise
Martin Luther III
Dexter Scott
Bernice Albertine


Send me a private message letting me know whether you would like the DVD or the CD.

One more chance to win Friday night at 8:00pm.

[SolInvictus]

Thanks Jamie!

[Joe Brummer]

Did Jaime forget about us......

[Jamie McDaniel]

I'm not doing so well at playing game show host here. But I do have a good excuse for missing tonight's posting! Honestly!

The Soulforce staff and the board of directors are all at Mel White and Gary Nixon's home in Lynchburg. Tonight was the big final meeting. We talked about the direction Soulforce is heading and how we can issue a call to resist bad religion and how we can work to stigmatize homophobia. Very interesting stuff and I know the developments will make for some new discussions in the forums and elsewhere.

Anyway, I was in this meeting and we were all talking and I looked down and 8:00pm had come and gone.

I hope you will understand this slip and be ok with the final trivia question in this contest being posted Saturday night at 8:00pm. Good luck!

[Joe Brummer]

We think your excuse works just fine for us!!!!!!!!

[revtj]

Thanks, Jamie...

Stigmatize homophobia? Hmmm...how about posters reading:

"Homophobia is intrinsically disordered"

or

"How could you hate 40% of the penguins?"

:D tj

[SolInvictus]

Hey TJ,
I like your response - homophobia as a disorder :-)

Perhaps the results of homophobia need to be seen by the general public by means of newspapers, online, and other media. People could volunteer their stories & let our stories see the light of day, and metaphorically speaking, instead of hiding in the darkness of the closet.

EqualityOhio currently is working for LGBT rights & they have sent a booklet w/ LGBT stories to our legislative representatives.

Anyway, good luck SoulForce - our voices must be heard :-)

[Jamie McDaniel]

Final Trivia Question

Ladies and gentlemen, here is the final question in the MLK Jr. Day Trivia contest.

Complete the following quote from Martin Luther King, Jr.

"In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with ____ _____."

[Zerbie]

This seems really familiar, but it's been decades since I read/studied about MLK and after an hour of searching the internet I didn't find it.

Is it, "redemptive love." ? It sounds like it should be.

[Jamie McDaniel]

Is it, "redemptive love." ? It sounds like it should be.
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Sorry, Zerbie. That's not the correct answer. Here is a parting gift though. :dollar: ;)

So, the question is still up on the board.

This seems really familiar...
yes indeed!

[Jennifer5]

soul force

[Jamie McDaniel]

soul force
Congratulations to Jennifer5, tonight's trivia contest winner. Jennifer, just private message me with whether you would like the CD or DVD.

Thanks to everyone for playing!

[Zerbie]

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

What was the quote from, anyway? Obviously, I need to re-study the topic. Seriously, I was 8 the last time I read this kind of stuff. At the time, I had huge chunks of stats and quotes memorized. But now, eh?

[Joe Brummer]

It is from the I have a dream speech.......A good one to re-read at anytime....

[Jamie McDaniel]

What was the quote from, anyway?
King used a similiar quote several times, but this particular one was from his "I Have a Dream" speech.