A) A teenager from Virginia led a strike that was criticized in some local newspapers.
B) Peaceful protests were the hallmark of the civil rights movement.
C) Many schools were segregated in the 1950's.
D) Teenager Barbara Johns led a strike in protest of the awful conditions at her segregated school.

A) confusing
B) disturbing
C) moving
D) active

A) the strike would definitely fail
B) Barbara's classmates were happy to miss school.
C) the journalist interviewed Principal Jones
D) some people did not support the strike

A) introduce readers to a little known hero of the civil rights movement
B) convince readers that Jim Crow laws were unfair
C) explain why Barbara Johns is not as famous as Rosa Parks
D) describe the inferior conditions of black schools in the 1950's

A) "What Barbara was about to say would change their lives forever"
B) "But in the 1950's, challenging whites was dangerous."
C) "A racist policy called segregation had created deep inequality"
D) "Yet Barbara was not afraid."

A) "Underneath her reserved demeanor was enormous courage- and growing outrage."
B) "Today, Barbara's story is not widely told."
C) "After the lawsuit was filed. Barbara received a death threat."
D) "A gasp rippled across the room as hundreds of students looked up at her..."

A) courageous
B) admiring
C) outraged
D) reflective

A) to emphasize the main points of Barbara's speech
B) to show that they were Barbara's exact words
C) to suggest that Barbara shouted her speech
D) to highlight how alone Barbara felt on that stage