Organizing To Demand Rights

1 September 2022
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A group that oversaw the Montgomery Bus Boycott and produced important civil rights leaders was
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the Montgomery Improvement Association.
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The philosophies of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. are best described as
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drastically different.
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Although the many advocacy groups of the 1960s led different types of protests, most
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used nonviolent resistance effectively.
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One of the guiding principles of the Nation of Islam was
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gaining economic power for African Americans.
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An African American organization founded in Detroit in 1930 was
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the Nation of Islam
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A leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott who also became the spokesperson for nonviolent protest by African Americans was
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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The Congress of Racial Equality
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used sit-ins in the 1940s to encourage integration
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The main purpose of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was to
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gain full equality for African Americans
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A direct result of Rosa Park's refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955 was
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the Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Which leader joined the Nation of Islam while in jail and then brought many African Americans into the movement?
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Malcolm X