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