Question 85 of 100 · 2008 test
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
2008 test · also on the 2025 test as #113
This question is from the 2008 test, which applies if you filed Form N-400 before Oct 20, 2025; later filers take the 2025 test of 128 questions - check your version on the official USCIS test-updates page.
Acceptable answers
- fought for civil rights
- worked for equality for all Americans
On the 2025 test
The 2025 test asks this as Question 113: “Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.”
The 2025 list accepts these 3 answers:
- Fought for civil rights
- 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”
Explanation
Martin Luther King, Jr. fought for civil rights and worked for equality for all Americans.
Why it matters
His leadership and "I Have a Dream" speech made him the face of the civil rights movement.
The 65/20 special consideration
Question 85 is one of the 20 questions in the 65/20 set. An applicant who is 65 or older and has been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more studies only those 20 questions instead of all 100, and this is one of them.
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