Questions for Martin Luther King Jr.?

Question

Alright guys and gals, for school I gotta mock an interview between myself and Martin Luther King Jr., asking questions and answering them as he himself would. But the thing is I'm having problems thinking four more to round off the minimum number.

I'd really appreciate it if somebody could help me by providing me with ideas with questions and answers to help my predicament.

TWO EXAMPLES OF QUESTIONS/ANSWERS ARE:

1. Mr. King, can you please tell us of some of your major influences that led you to be the non-violent, passionate civil rights activist that you are now?

I was greatly inspired by Mohandas Gandhi's success with peaceful activism, and I eventually was fortunate enough to visit the Gandhi family in India in 1959, with assistance from the Quaker group and the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).[17] The trip to India affected me in a profound way, deepening my understanding of non-violent resistance and my commitment to America’s struggle for civil rights. Since being in India, I am more convinced than ever before that the method of passive resistance is the most potent weapon available to oppressed people in their struggle for justice and human dignity.

2. On the 1st of December 1955, Mrs. Rosa Parks, an African-American seamstress, was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for not standing and letting a white bus rider take her seat. What role did you have in starting the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

At the time, I was a pastor at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery. Other African-American community leaders and myself felt a protest of some kind was needed. A meeting was called and an overflowing crowd came to the church to hear my words. I told the crowd that the only way they could fight back would be to boycott the bus company. Since that day for 381 days, no African American had used the buses for transportation but relied on either walking or carpooling. It eventually took the United States Supreme Court to end the boycott. On November 13, 1956 the Court declared that Alabama's state and local laws requiring segregation on buses were illegal. I felt the boycott was a success.

Answer 1

Question:  Mr. King, can you tell me what was the motivation behind your "I Have a Dream" speech?

Answer:  The motivation behind the speech was the dream that any parent would have for their children.  I didn't want my children and my neighbors' children growing up to be sharecroppers or have to work as  maids and servants.  I want my children to have it better that I had it growing up.  I want them to be able to give something back to the nation and to be able to be successful.

Question:  Mr. King, when you started fighting for equal rights, what did you think was going to be your biggest contribution to America?

Answer:  When I started fighting for equal rights, I thought that the most important contribution was to end the violence and injustice that people were going through.

I hope this helps.