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