A) Many schools were segregated in the 1950's. B) Peaceful protests were the hallmark of the civil rights movement. C) A teenager from Virginia led a strike that was criticized in some local newspapers. D) Teenager Barbara Johns led a strike in protest of the awful conditions at her segregated school.
A) confusing B) disturbing C) active D) moving
A) some people did not support the strike B) Barbara's classmates were happy to miss school. C) the strike would definitely fail D) the journalist interviewed Principal Jones
A) introduce readers to a little known hero of the civil rights movement B) convince readers that Jim Crow laws were unfair C) describe the inferior conditions of black schools in the 1950's D) explain why Barbara Johns is not as famous as Rosa Parks
A) "But in the 1950's, challenging whites was dangerous." B) "What Barbara was about to say would change their lives forever" C) "A racist policy called segregation had created deep inequality" D) "Yet Barbara was not afraid."
A) "Today, Barbara's story is not widely told." B) "A gasp rippled across the room as hundreds of students looked up at her..." C) "After the lawsuit was filed. Barbara received a death threat." D) "Underneath her reserved demeanor was enormous courage- and growing outrage."
A) outraged B) courageous C) reflective D) admiring
A) to highlight how alone Barbara felt on that stage B) to suggest that Barbara shouted her speech C) to emphasize the main points of Barbara's speech D) to show that they were Barbara's exact words
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