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1 The Civil Rights Movement
Martin Luther King Jr. Little Rock Nine Emmett Till Ruby Bridges

2 Martin Luther King Jr. believed in peaceful protesting for civil rights.
TRUE FALSE

3 CORRECT! Martin Luther King Jr. followed the teachings of Gandhi that peaceful protesting would be more helpful than violence.

4 Sorry Martin Luther King Jr. did believe in peaceful protesting.

5 Which school did the “Little Rock Nine” attend?
West High School Little Rock Central High School La Guardia High School William Frantz High School

6 Incorrect Please try again

7 Correct! The “Little Rock Nine” attended Little Rock Central High School, a school that had previously been an all white school.

8 Emmett Till was murdered because he ____________.
Whistled at a white woman Shot another man Stayed out too late Ran for president

9 Incorrect Please try again

10 CORRECT! Emmett Till whistled at a white woman while visiting in the South. He was found in a local river.

11 Ruby Bridges was 15-years-old when she was integrated into an all white school.
True False

12 Correct Ruby Bridges was only six-years-old when she transferred to an all-white school.

13 Incorrect Ruby Bridges was actually an elementary student when she transferred schools.


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