Question
Which statement best identifies the central
idea of the text?
O A. The sit-in movement was a brave attempt
to end segregation in the South, but it was
not as effective as the freedom riders.
• B. Despite the violence civil rights activists
endured, the sit-in movement influenced
desegrega on and inspired other protests,
C. Although Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and
other civil rights activists used nonviolent
means of resistance, they were considered
weak by white racists.
D. Civil rights activists did not believe the sit-
in movement would reverse segregation,
but they wanted to draw nationwide
attention to racial prejudice in the South.
Answer
B. Despite the violence civil rights activists endured, the sit-in movement influenced desegregation and inspired other protests.