"King Me"
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Memorial-Nottingham library held an event on Jan 12th, for history students from Charles W. Eliot Elementary School, titled "King Me!" The principle bused the 25 students to the library, for this special field trip, where the seventh grade class played a game of Jeopardy, all about Dr. King.
The class was "organized into three teams to compete against each other..." said librarian Alfonzo Daniels. "Each team picked two captains to choose and answer questions for part I & II." In Part III, everyone could give input and decide on a final wager. The idea was for the students to learn about the life and accomplishments of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, and also have fun.
The room had a Jeopardy Board with 6 categories about Dr. King’s life, and each category had 10 questions.
Some of the questions covered in each category included:
Accomplishments:
Q: Dr. King was awarded the Man of the Year by what magazine, in 1963?
A: Time Magazine
Q: He was the youngest person to receive what annual award in 1994?
A: The Nobel Peace Prize
Education Q:After divinity schools, what universities did Dr. King attend?
A: Harvard University and Boston University.
Q: How many honorary degrees did Dr. King have?
A: 20
Speeches and Mission :
Q: Dr. King wrote a passionate statement of his crusade for justice, what was it called?
A: “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Q:During the march on Washington, he gave a speech on racial equality, what is this speech ?
A: “I have a Dream.”
Places where Dr. King slept or visited:
Q: Where was Dr. King born?
A: Atlanta, GA
Q: What church in Cleveland, OH was a frequent stopping point for Dr. King?
A: Olivet Institutional Baptist Church
Assassination:
Q: In what city was Dr. King assassinated?
A: Memphis, TN (April 4, 1968)
Q: What did Dr. King do the night before he died?
A: Gave the famous speech, “I’ve been to the Mountaintop.”
Q: Which song by the band U-2 includes lyrics about the assignation of Dr. King?
A: "Pride" (In the name of Love.)
Friends, Family and Enemies:
Q: How many children did Dr. King and Mrs. King have?
A: Four
Q: Dr. King adapted the principles of non-violence from what person?
A: Mahatma Gandhi
Q: Robert Kennedy (who was U.S Attorney General at the time) gave what man permission to collect wire tapes of Dr. King's conversations?
A: J. Edgar Hoover (Director of the FBI).
Final Jeopardy: Q: What prominent and annual U.S. events were postponed in the aftermath of Dr. King's assassination?
A: Both the Academy Awards and Baseball's Opening Day April 8, 1968.
The room also had pictures of Dr. King, including a newspaper article from the Call & Post (1994) with the text of King's "I have a Dream" speech, given at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., calling for racial equality.
Each team played for prizes, including..."watches, book bags, lunch boxes, and gift cards." All prizes were provided by McDonalds. A book was also awarded for the schools' library.
Afterwards, a light meal was served, and the students "watched an episode of the Boondocks about Dr. King."
"Educational sessions like this bring awareness, and the library has quality programs that the students can take advantage of," said Daniels. Students can benefit from these "tools and insights to help them in their educational journey."
For more information, call the library at: 216-623-7039
Jeanne Coppola
Jeanne Coppola is a life long resident of the Collinwood neighborhood, and is interested in art and writing. She graduated from Collinwood High School, and attended Cleveland State University (CSU). She worked at Woolworth's in Severance Center, and Higbee's in Tower City. She also took clases at Cuyahoga Community College, where she was a staff writer for the student newspaper The Spectrum. In 2006, she returned to Cleveland State University to finish her degree, and wrote for the student newspaper, The Vindicator. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree, in Liberal Studies, in May 2007.
Jeanne is pleased to be able to write for "The Collinwood Observer", and offer her comments and opinions in this new and exciting community newspaper.