Question

de Read the passage given below : 1x 8 = 8
1. Martin Luther King, one of the greatest men ever to
walkon this earth, started the defence force with which
she American Blacks got their rights and gained freedom
from the distressing racial discrimination.
Martin was born on January 15, 1929. His family lived
on the outskirts of Atlanta. The fact that he could not
play with White children, or that he had to offer a seat
in the bus to the White, children, disturbed him. When
he was eight years old, his father a Baptist pastor, told
the family a sad story: Bessie Smith, a great singer, met
with an accident. An ambulance rushed her to the nearest
hospital; but she was not not admitted because she was
a Black. The ambulance took her from one hospital to
another, but she could not find a place for herself
because these hospitals were only for the Whites. She
ved id for want of blood. From that day, Martin Luther
King dreamt of becoming a liberator of the Blacks. .
3. King completed his studies at More House College,
and then earned a doctor's degree in theology at Boston
Univeristy. In 1955, King married Alabama Soparno
Coretta Scott. That very year he become a pastor and
preached his first sermon in the Baptist Church of Atlana.
As a young man, he was greatly impressed by Mahatma
adhi's success in the political field and the power of
ensaaninsa: King decided to follow the path of non-violence
idard get millions of Blacks their cue. He felt that the
Vecks had immensely contributed towards the building
America, and there was no reason why they should
ll be treated with respect.
4. King drew national attention in 1956. Since the Blacks
were not permitted to sit in the same buses as the White,
he led a boycott of public buses in Montgomery. A year.
later, after many arrests and threats, the US Supreme
Court gave a ruling that racial segregation of public
transport was unlawful. This victory taught the Black the
power of non-violence. After 1957, King began visiting
various places to deliver lectures. Soon he became a
powerful orator, drawing the attention of people the
world over.
1.1 Attempt any eight of the following on the basis of
the passage you have read: Int 1x 8 = 8
(i) What was Martin Luther King's contribution to
wards the cause of the American Blacks?
(ii) What was Martin Luther King disturbed about as a
child?
(iii) What motivated him to fight for the right of the
b lacks?
(iv) Why did he want to fight for the Blacks?
(v) What strategy did he follow in his fight?
(vi) Why did he support non-violence?
(vii) What did he do in Montgomery? Why?
(viii) What ruling did the US supreme Court give?
(ix) Find a word from para 4 which is synonymous to
'separation'.​

Answer 1

Answer:

ix

Explanation:

disconnection

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