The Lincoln Memorial speech by Martin Luther King Jr. occurred during which major civil rights event?

• A. Selma to Montgomery March
• B. Montgomery Bus Boycott
• C. March on Washington
• D. Freedom Rides

Answer: (C)

This question tests your knowledge of when MLK delivered his most famous address. The Lincoln Memorial moment refers to the “I Have a Dream” speech given at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963. That large rally in Washington, D.C., brought together civil rights groups to push for comprehensive civil and economic rights, and MLK spoke from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, making this event synonymous with that address.

The other events happened at different times and places and did not feature the Lincoln Memorial speech: the Selma to Montgomery March occurred in 1965 in Alabama and ended with a rally in Montgomery; the Montgomery Bus Boycott began in 1955 in Montgomery and was a sustained protest against segregation on buses; the Freedom Rides started in 1961 across several Southern states to challenge segregation on interstate buses.