Central idea of the text Despite the violence civil rights activists endured, the sit-in movement… 1 answer below »
Central idea of the text Despite the violence civil rights activists endured, the sit-in movement influenced desegregation and inspired other protests.
Which quote from the text best supports the central idea?
O a) ‘Sit-in organizers believed that if the violence were only on the part of the white community. the world would see the righteousness of their cause! (Paragraph 5)
0 b) “Bowing to political and public pressure. the Interstate Commerce Commission soon banned segregation on interstate travel.” (Paragraph 8)
O C) “In the event of a physical attack, the student would curl up into a ball on the floor and take the punishment! (Paragraph 4)
O d) ‘But their sacrifice brought results. Slowly, but surely, restaurants throughout the South began to abandon their policies of segregation! (Paragraph 5) Which detail from paragraph 4 best supports the meaning of “reprisal” as retaliation? 0 a) ‘without the seriousness of purpose”
0 b) “the police came to arrest the demonstrators° 0 C) “Protestors did not respond when provoked’ 0 d) ‘jeered and threatened by local customers”
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