Nonviolent Protest

Question 1

The main purpose of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was to

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gain full equality for African Americans.

Question 2

The actions of four African American college students at a lunch counter in 1960 started a

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sit-in movement.

Question 3

An African American organization founded in Detroit in 1930 was

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the Nation of Islam.

Question 4

Which best describes one of the actions of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?

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organizing the March on Washington

Question 5

best

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It inspired similar boycotts in other cities across the nation.

Question 6

The Montgomery Bus Boycott proved that

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change could be achieved through peaceful means.

Question 7

A group that was led by Martin Luther King Jr. and trained volunteers in nonviolent resistance was

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the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

Question 8

Although the many advocacy groups of the 1960s led different types of protests, most

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used nonviolent resistance effectively.

Question 9

The philosophies of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. are best described as

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drastically different.

Question 10

A group that oversaw the Montgomery Bus Boycott and produced important civil rights leaders was

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the Montgomery Improvement Association.

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