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Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. (Leaders of the march) - NARA - 542056
USCIS Civics · Question 113 of 128✶ 65/20

Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.

Official Answer

Fought for civil rights

Also accepted: Worked for equality for all Americans · Worked to ensure that people would “not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character”

In plain English

Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous because he fought for civil rights. He worked for equality for all Americans and led peaceful marches and protests. He dreamed that people would not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. Every January, Americans celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Remember one thing: Martin Luther King, Jr. fought for civil rights.

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Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. (Leaders of the march) - NARA - 542056
Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. (Leaders of the march) - NARA - 542056Rowland Scherman: this public-domain photo is by Rowland Scherman and it would be appropriate courtesy to credit it as such. Apparently that fact is missing from the uploaded metadata from the National Archives., via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Image: Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. (Leaders of the march) - NARA - 542056 — Rowland Scherman: this public-domain photo is by Rowland Scherman and it would be appropriate courtesy to credit it as such. Apparently that fact is missing from the uploaded metadata from the National Archives., via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.Answers verbatim from USCIS M-1778 (09/25)