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PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Freedom Riders were organized to draw attention to the South’s refusal to
A
Promote voter registration
B
End school segregation
C
Stop violence against voters
D
Integrate bus terminals
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Freedom Riders traveled to the South to draw attention to the South’s refusal to integrate bus terminals.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 1961 Freedom Rides sought to test a 1960 decision by the Supreme Court in Boynton v. Virginia that segregation of interstate transportation facilities, including bus terminals, was unconstitutional as well.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the spring of 1961, student activists from the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) launched the Freedom Rides to challenge segregation on interstate buses and bus terminals.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Freedom Riders challenged this status quo by riding interstate buses in the South in mixed racial groups to challenge local laws or customs that enforced segregation in seating. The Freedom Rides, and the violent reactions they provoked, bolstered the credibility of the American Civil Rights Movement.

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