PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE STUDENT MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S
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Question
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Civil disobedience and direct action were demonstrated in all the following events except
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sit-ins at lunch counters across the South
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“freedom rides” on southern interstate bus routes
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the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s actions leading to his arrest in Birmingham, Alabama
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Philip Randolph’s 1941 March on Washington movement. Activists in SNCC and CORE insisted that the march become a mass act of civil disobedience, paralyzing the nation’s capital.
Detailed explanation-2: -On August 28 1963, a quarter of a million people rallied in Washington, D.C. to demand an end to segregation, fair wages and economic justice, voting rights, education, and long overdue civil rights protections.
Detailed explanation-3: -Commonly referred to as the March on Washington, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom brought over 200, 000 people to the nation’s capitol to protest racial discrimination and show support for civil rights legislation that was pending in Congress.
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