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) Many schools were segregated in the 1950's. D) Peaceful protests were the hallmark of the civil rights movement.
A) confusing B) moving C) disturbing D) active
A) the strike would definitely fail B) the journalist interviewed Principal Jones C) Barbara's classmates were happy to miss school. D) some people did not support the strike
A) explain why Barbara Johns is not as famous as Rosa Parks B) introduce readers to a little known hero of the civil rights movement C) convince readers that Jim Crow laws were unfair D) describe the inferior conditions of black schools in the 1950's
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) "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) "Today, Barbara's story is not widely told." D) "After the lawsuit was filed. Barbara received a death threat."
A) outraged B) reflective C) courageous D) admiring
A) to emphasize the main points of Barbara's speech B) to highlight how alone Barbara felt on that stage C) to suggest that Barbara shouted her speech D) to show that they were Barbara's exact words
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