THE FREEDOM RIDES

Which statement is TRUE about the Freedom Riders? They favored using the courts to bring about change. They stopped their protests after the first bus was attacked. They adhered to the practice of nonviolent civil disobedience. They were breaking federal law by entering Whites-only waiting rooms in interstate bus stations Which event happened first? Congress passed the Voting Rights Act. Freedom Riders were arrested and sentenced to prison in Mississippi. The Supreme Court outlawed segregation in interstate rail and bus terminals. Martin Luther King Jr. encouraged the Freedom Riders, but expected them to be met with violence. How many people participated in the first Freedom Ride? 13 52 117 300 What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaw? the Ku Klux Klan literacy tests for voting attacks against protesters segregation in public places, businesses, and employment Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the article? to recount events that led to the Freedom Rides to tell the effects of the Freedom Rides to explain what the Freedom Riders endured to describe the Freedom Riders’ fears and concerns In the article, Ann Bausum says the young people of the civil rights movement had tenacity. Which detail in the article shows their tenacity? “He would live with the fist-sized bruise for 35 years.” “Change had came slowly—when it came at all.” “Tensions were simmering between older activists and younger ones.” “Despite the threats of violence and prison, new Freedom Riders arrived throughout the summer from all over the nation.” Which detail in the article helps explain why President John F. Kennedy couldn’t ignore the protests? “Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat.” Martin Luther King Jr. “declined to ride with them.” “Newspapers around the globe carried photos of the chaos.” “Many people criticized the Freedom Riders.” At the end of the article, Charles Person says, “Change usually begins with young people because they are impatient.” His tone can best be described as _. admiring confused disappointed irritated