Which characteristics of a memoir are present in this excerpt? Check all that apply.
Which words from the excerpt evoke a sense of uneasiness? Choose three answers.
Which detail from "Freedom Riders” indicates the time period in which it takes place?
Read the excerpt from "Freedom Riders”Freedom Riders were fighting for black people’s right to sit wherever they chose on buses traveling from one state to another. The law gave us that right, but in most Southern states, the drivers and other passengers tried to make black people sit in the back of the bus anyhow—and the police often helped them. We Freedom Riders sat wherever we wanted on the bus. And we had to be prepared to keep doing it, no matter what people did to try to stop us. That was the hard part. The first groups of riders had been badly beaten, just like the people who sat-in at lunch counters demanding that black people be served in the same seats as whites.
Read the excerpt from "Freedom Riders.”They didn’t know I was only sixteen. That’s what went through my mind as the bus doors opened and the group of us, lined up in the hot sun along the side of the bus, began to move forward. I knew I looked old for my age. But maybe, if they knew the truth, they’d kick me out. Maybe I should let the truth slip out so they would kick me out. But I knew I wouldn’t. I was determined to be a part of this ride, because this ride was going to make a difference. And I couldn’t stand it if things stayed the same as they were.
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