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