2007 MLK Jr. Day Contest (Monday - Friday)

[Jamie McDaniel]

It is time for our annual week long contest.

To encourage us all to continue studying the life 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)
the CD collection A Call to Conscience (http://www.soulforce.org/application.php?application=amazon&action=showdetails&amazon_id=3)
the CD collection A Knock at Midnight (http://www.soulforce.org/application.php?application=amazon&action=showdetails&amazon_id=4)
the excellent resource Civil Rights Chronicle (The African-American Struggle for Freedom) (http://www.soulforce.org/application.php?application=amazon&action=showdetails&amazon_id=12)
Have fun!

For reference, here is last year's contest (http://www.soulforce.org/forums/showthread.php?t=169).

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 and forum moderators 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]

Monday's Trivia Question

The day he was killed in Memphis, Tennessee, Martin Luther King, Jr. was working for the rights of what type of laborers?

[Jennifer5]

yea, then you all have to go and read the thread I posted last night... 'Martin Luther King Jr. Day' and I would personally suggest DVD Citizan King, I was able to get it last year, and I keep watching it, I love it.. really good over-view of his life, at least I think it is:)

[Summer]

When Dr. King was shot in Memphis Tennessee, he was there to work for the employees of the black sanitary public works.

[Jamie McDaniel]

Congratulations, Summer, that is correct.

And welcome to the Soulforce forums. :) Private message me with your choice of prize from above.

Also here is a quote from the speech Dr. King gave the night before, titled "I've been to the mountaintop."


(After introducing the Good Samaritan parable)

And so the first question that the priest asked, the first question that the Levite asked was, "If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?"

But then the Good Samaritan came by, and he reversed the question: "If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?" That’s the question before you tonight. Not, "If I stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to my job?" Not, "If I stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to all of the hours that I usually spend in my office every day and every week as a pastor?" The question is not, "If I stop to help this man in need, what will happen to me?" The question is, "If I do not stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to them?" That’s the question.

[Jennifer5]

When Dr. King was shot in Memphis Tennessee, he was there to work for the employees of the black sanitary public works.

Congratulations, Summer, that is correct.

And welcome to the Soulforce forums. :) Private message me with your choice of prize from above.

Also here is a quote from the speech Dr. King gave the night before, titled "I've been to the mountaintop."

...don' t you love sisters!! Good job Sum :weee:

[Jamie McDaniel]

...don' t you love sisters!! Good job Sum :weee:

:applause: Well, nicely done. You and Summer watching Citizen King helped her win the contest on the first night. Four more chances for everyone else.

[Jennifer5]

:applause: Well, nicely done. You and Summer watching Citizen King helped win the contest on the first night. Four more chances for everyone else.

:laughing: well, I asked her the question... and I thought about keeping the answer for myself... but I decided to take the high road and let her anwser for herself and get what she actually wanted:rolleyes: :lol:

[Jamie McDaniel]

Tuesday's Contest Question

January 15th, 2007 was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. How many years has it been celebrated as a national holiday?

[Jennifer5]

21 years? since 1986

[Jamie McDaniel]

The question is how many years, and 21 is incorrect, Jennifer5. (And remember, you can only guess once per night. :) )

I did a search, and sometimes the internet will lead you wrong.

So the question is still on the board.

[Jamie McDaniel]

Congratulations, davidcom, that is correct. This was the 22nd annual MLK Jr. Day. Private message me your choice of prize.

From Civil Rights Chronicle: The African-American Struggle for Freedom


Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

It took America 207 years to create a holiday honoring a person of African descent - and even that was a bitter struggle. From 1968 to 1983, the Congressional Black Caucus introduced legislation to create a holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., only to see it defeated in every congressional session.

Five days before Ronald Reagan's first presidential election in 1980, more than 100,000 people staged a march on Washington calling for the creation of a day honoring Dr. King. Finally, on November 2, 1983, President Reagan signed a bill creating a federal holiday, to fall on the third Monday of every January, on behalf of the civil rights martyr.

During his first term, Reagan had seemed disinterested if not hostile to the idea of a King holiday. And during the holiday celebration in January 1986, many felt that the President insulted the fallen leader when he said that his personal disdain for quotas was in line with King's hope for a color-blind society.

In the 1980's, some states and cities refused to honor the holiday, with some whites hitting the streets in protest. When the state of Arizona refused to honor the holiday as late as 1990, the National Football League reneged on its plan to hold the Super Bowl in Phoenix in January 1993. Arizona voters approved the holiday in 1992 after a threatened tourist boycott.

[Jennifer5]

Congratulations!! :love:

Can't wait for the next question!! Jamie, we should figure out a way to do these kind of contests more often... even if there isn't any prize that comes with it.. beucase I mean that part could get really expensive... but I always find these to be far to fun and interesting!!

[Jennifer5]

I never win stuff.:aparty: :weee:

Well, you definately deserve it, that was a very through answer :aparty:

[Jamie McDaniel]

Wednesday's Contest Question

Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. often referred to the three evils: racism, economic injustice, and militarism.

In 1967, King was working to launch a new campaign that would address one of these in a massive way. What was the campaign called? (Hint: After King's death, the campaign was led by his friend, Rev. Ralph Abernathy.)

[Jennifer5]

????????? Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence ????????

[Jamie McDaniel]

No, Jennifer5, Beyond Vietnam is not the correct answer to tonight's question. (But you still have Thursday and Friday to win)

So the question is still on the board. What was the name of the campaign King was working on in 1967 and planned to launch in 1968?

[Pablo Rafael]

Unlike Dave who knows but won't tell, I don't know but will take a stab at it anyhow.

Was it the Poor People's Campaign?

[Jennifer5]

Unlike Dave who knows but won't tell, I don't know but will take a stab at it anyhow.

Was it the Poor People's Campaign?

You're right... Congratulations!!! and love the picture!!!:love: :weee:

[Jamie McDaniel]

Congratulations Pablo Rafael! You correctly answered tonights question. Private message me with your choice of a prize from above.

From Civil Rights Chronicle: The African-American Struggle for Freedom


Poor People's Campaign

By 1967 Martin Luther King and the SCLC believed that although black people's basic rights had been taken care of by law, most blacks were prevented from enjoying equality because they were poor. Thus, the SCLC expanded its vision to include poor people of all races.

King believed the time was right for a national poor people's movement to alert the government and the rest of society to their plight. On December 4, 1967, King announced publicly that poor people would march for jobs, for a guaranteed income for everyone not able to work, and for some sort of economic Bill of Rights. Four months later, King was in the midst of final preparations for the march when he was assassinated in Memphis.

Reverend Ralph David Abernathy (King's chief aide), Reverend Jesse Jackson, and others in the SCLC continued the campaign without him. The protest, held from May 13 to June 24, 1968, attracted between 50,000 and 100,000 demonstrators to Washington, D.C., many of them determined to avenge King's death by keeping his dream alive.

The campaign included the first "live-in" of the Civil Rights Movement - an encampment of tents and A-frame shelters on the Mall next to the Lincoln Memorial. It was called Resurrection City, and Jackson served as city manager. Because of unusually heavy rain, Resurrection City was soon awash in mud.

Muddied as well was the message the live-in was intended to convey. Without its charismatic leader, the SCLC never successfully articulated the needs of the poor or their demands for remedies. After six weeks, police moved into Resurrection City with tear gas, and the hastily vacated encampment was torn down.

And might I add that this game show is going so well I'm contemplating approaching the major networks with an offer for them to buy the rights. Of course, the two hour twenty-three minute delay from the question till the audience finds out the answer might tank the deal. :lol:

[Jennifer5]

And might I add that this game show is going so well I'm contemplating approaching the major networks with an offer for them to buy the rights. Of course, the two hour twenty-three minute delay from the question till the audience finds out the answer might tank the deal. :lol:

:lol: It's definately fun though!! That or I really am just a freak..oh wait people call be that all the time, so maybe that's it... am I the only one the loves this game?! It's kind of to bad that it seems like there's only a few of us playing....

[andrewlittle]

It may be there's only a few of you smart enough. Some of the rest of us just check in daily to learn something. I, for one, marvel at my ignorance.

[Jennifer5]

It may be there's only a few of you smart enough. Some of the rest of us just check in daily to learn something. I, for one, marvel at my ignorance.
You should try, I don't know a lot of the answers either.. but it's fun to go and have to figure it out!

[Jamie McDaniel]

Thursday's Contest Question

Martin Luther King, Jr. was not born with the first name of Martin. What was his first name before he changed it to Martin while a teenager?

[Jennifer5]

Michael.... and please tell me I'm at least close this time:confused:

[Jamie McDaniel]

Michael is correct, Jennifer5. Congratulations, you are tonight's winner!

:award: Private message me your choice of prize.

[andrewlittle]

Smart people play. I had no clue.

[Jennifer5]

Smart people play. I had no clue.
Not true, this just may not be your thing.. as I found out, you seem to be some computer genious... I mean thanks to you, that laptop is running now.

This just happens to be, at least for me, something I'm completely amazed by... I despise history as a general rule, but when it comes to the life of Martin Luther King Jr. I could spend hours and hours just finding out more about him and his life!

[Jamie McDaniel]

Friday's Contest Question

Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955 and the Montgomery Bus Boycott began on December 5, 1955. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was just 26 years old at the time and had only lived in Montgomery a little over a year, made his first civil rights speech that night at a mass meeting at Holt Street Baptist Church. (Soulforce's Rev. Bob Graetz was in attendance that historic night.) At the mass meeting the black community decided to keep the bus boycott going. How many days did they stay off the buses?

[Jamie McDaniel]

One thing I should have probably made clear in the rules is that using reference books and the internet is allowed. So if you don't know the answer offhand, the contest becomes who can find it and post it the quickest. :reading:

[keltic63]

Friday's Contest Question

Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955 and the Montgomery Bus Boycott began on December 5, 1955. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was just 26 years old at the time and had only lived in Montgomery a little over a year, made his first civil rights speech that night at a mass meeting at Holt Street Baptist Church. (Soulforce's Rev. Bob Graetz was in attendance that historic night.) At the mass meeting the black community decided to keep the bus boycott going. How many days did they stay off the buses?

382 Days. The boycott ended when riders returned to the busses on Dec 21, 1956.

[andrewlittle]

The boycott was officially over on Nov 13, but the blacks stayed off the buses until Dec 21.

Officially, that would be 344 days (If my math is right)

Unofficially, it would be 382, I think.

I don't know which date you're looking for, however. I would think it would be the latter, which means Keltic got it. Yes?

[Daniel]

My sources say:

381 days.


http://www.holidays.net/mlk/rosa.htm

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/24/parks.obit/

http://www.sites.si.edu/exhibitions/exhibits/381/main.htm

http://www.africanaonline.com/montgomery.htm

http://www.dusablemuseum.org/news/view/381_days_the_montgomery_bus_boycott_story_to_open_ on_feburary_3/

from Dec. 5, 1955 to Dec. 21, 1956.

[Jamie McDaniel]

The two sources I am using, Civil Rights Chronicle and Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks say 382 is not correct. But soooo close.

[Jamie McDaniel]

That's correct, Daniel!

From Civil Rights Chronicle: The African-American Struggle for Freedom


December 20, 1956: With black citizens now free to sit where they please on Montgomery's city buses, the Montgomery Improvement Association calls of its 381-day boycott.

PM me your choice of a fabulous prize! :award:

[Daniel]

That's correct, Daniel!

From Civil Rights Chronicle: The African-American Struggle for Freedom



PM me your choice of a fabulous prize! :award:

:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

And to think, I'm a guy who can barely balance a checkbook and still counts on his fingers. :rolleyes:

oh....I forgot one thing...

Wyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

This was fun (Jen encouraged me to play the other night and I was too fuddy-duddy- thank you honey- you are one mature gal).

[Jennifer5]

:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

And to think, I'm a guy who can barely balance a checkbook and still counts on his fingers. :rolleyes:

oh....I forgot one thing...

Wyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

This was fun (Jen encouraged me to play the other night and I was too fuddy-duddy- thank you honey- you are one mature gal).

Congratulations!!! I'm glad you got it!!! Although I'm not sure how encouraging you to participate in a game makes me mature, but I'll take the compliment anyway.:love:

Which prize did you choose?

[andrewlittle]

since you can't see it, maybe I should describe what a pout looks like.

I mean, really, I lost to Daniel. Hmmm. If I had a ball, I'd take it home.

Oops, that's an unfortunate opening.

[Daniel]

Congratulations!!! I'm glad you got it!!! Although I'm not sure how encouraging you to participate in a game makes me mature, but I'll take the compliment anyway.:love:

Which prize did you choose?

The book! Love books! Have walls full of them.

And congrats to you too! Smarty pants!

[Daniel]

If I had a ball, I'd take it home.

.

Dancing?

Can you waltz? I'll follow if you lead. :lol:

[Jennifer5]

Now, things have gotten more interesting... we have a whole group of people participating! :weee: :applause:

[Jamie McDaniel]

Congrats to all this year's winners. Summer, David, Pablo, Jennifer, and Daniel. See you here next MLK Jr. Day!

[Jennifer5]

Thank you for creating this great contest! Always a lot of fun! :weee: