Young people join hands to keep King's dream alive

Read the paragraphs from the introduction [paragraphs 1-5] and the section "Resegregation...And Other Struggles."Which idea is BEST supported by these paragraphs?

• Hrabowski will continue his work as an activist for civil rights throughout his career.

• Hrabowski is planning to honor today's activists at the university he leads

• Hrabowski has been passionate about equality in education for much of his life.

• Hrabowski was more active as a protestor when he was a young student.

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Which selection from the article BEST supports the statement above?

• "I take a lot of inspiration from Martin Luther King, but also from freedom fighters who are less well known like Eula Johnson, Ella Baker or Fannie Lou Hamer."

• One recent success was an effort to rename several streets in Hollywood, Florida. The streets, which ran through predominantly black communities, had been named after prominent Confederate leaders.

• Some proposals in the wake of the Parkland shooting, such as stationing police in public high schools, could make students of color feel even less safe, Burks said.

• The 50-year anniversary of King's death in April 2018 arrived as many of the signature achievements of the civil rights era, such as the 1965 Voting Rights Act, are weakened.

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How does the author connect the civil rights movement with Black Lives Matter?

• by explaining the changes resulting from past movements and predicting what will be accomplished next

• by interviewing members of both movements on how they plan and organize events

• by comparing the types of protests held by each movement and assessing how they were received

• by describing the oppression fought against by those movements and highlighting leaders of each

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Why did the author conclude the article with the quote from Freeman Hrabowski?

• to emphasize how modern activists are helping to fulfill King's dream

• to encourage readers to become activists for causes they believe in

• to reiterate that activism requires patience and that change takes time

• to indicate that he has been an influential activist for multiple causes

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