Organizing to Demand Rights

Question 1

A direct result of Rosa Park’s refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955 was

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the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Question 2

The Congress of Racial Equality

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used sit-ins in the 1940s to encourage integration.

Question 3

The main purpose of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was to

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gain full equality for African Americans.

Question 4

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

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the Montgomery Improvement Association.

Question 5

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

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organizing the March on Washington

Organizing to Demand Rights Answers