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Correct answer: “They wanted to protest racial inequality.”
Why: Paragraph 3 says the four young men knew the rule that Black people could not sit at the segregated lunch counter, but they “decided to take direct action” against it. They came back and “politely refused to leave their seats until they were served.” That was a deliberate protest against racial segregation.
Check the other choices:
- “They refused to eat the food they were served” — no; they were not served.
- “They were unaware of the segregated lunch counter” — no; the text says they knew the rule.
Обсуждение
10 сообщенийSelect these three:
- ☑ the desegregation of many lunch counters
- ☑ an increased number of protests and sit-ins across the South
- ☑ the formation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Do not select “increased student violence and destruction of segregated public places” — the text describes nonviolent sit-ins and protests, not violence or destruction.
Text evidence: Paragraph 4 says the sit-in “sparked a mass student movement” and protests spread across the South; paragraph 7 says the SNCC “took root”; paragraph 8 says lunch counters were desegregated in almost 100 Southern cities.
Answer:
Student activism means students working together—often through peaceful protests, sit-ins, and organized action—to bring about social or political change. In this civil rights context, it refers to young people actively challenging segregation and demanding equal rights.
Context clues: The text connects student activism with students taking a stand against unjust rules and participating in protests rather than simply accepting segregation. These details show that activism means taking organized action to create change.
Shorter
Student activism means students organizing peaceful actions—such as protests and sit-ins—to create social or political change. Here, it refers to students challenging segregation and demanding equal rights.
Answer: “They worked for racial equality in nonviolent ways.”
Text evidence:
- The Greensboro Four used a peaceful sit-in and “politely refused to leave.”
- Ella Baker supported a grassroots movement and helped organize a conference where King spoke about nonviolence.
- The SNCC adopted a policy of achieving racial equality through nonviolent protest.
Why not the others:
- There is no evidence they relied on wealthy or powerful people.
- The Greensboro Four were not founding members of the SCLC.
Use situations (Harris,2024) for every quote
The Greensboro Four showed that equality could be pursued through nonviolent protest by staging a peaceful sit-in at Woolworth’s segregated lunch counter. They “decided to take direct action” (Harris, 2024) and “politely refused to leave their seats until they were served” (Harris, 2024). Their example “sparked a mass student movement” (Harris, 2024) across the South. Ella Baker helped student activists organize, and the SNCC “took root” (Harris, 2024) while supporting nonviolent protest. Together, these efforts helped desegregate lunch counters in many Southern cities and showed that peaceful, organized action could create real change.
