Most Daring of Our Leaders

When did Diane Nash first encounter the degradation (poor treatment) of Jim Crow?

• When she had to use a the "colored bathroom" on her date.

• When she went to a restaurant and had to sit at the counter instead of a table.

• When the police did not protect her during the sit-ins.

• When other young people were arrested for disorderly conduct.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

What does the word epiphany mean?

Nash's moment of epiphany came at the Tennessee State Fair in 1959.

• a developed intention or plan

• to form an opinion with little or no evidence

• a moment in which something is understood or seen in a new or very clear way

• a feeling that something is going to happen with no definite reason to believe it will

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the phrase "treated with kid gloves" mean?

"If the warning wasn't heeded, they made clear, the kids could forget about being treated with kid gloves any longer.

• handle or treat someone poorly

• to provide or pay for something for someone as a gift

• requiring tact

• handle a situation, or a person or an object delicately and gingerly

What does the word milieu mean?

Having been raised in milieu that downplayed her blackness, she now found herself part of a group "suddenly proud to be called black."

• the social setting in which someone develops

• calmness of mind

• social status

• very small house

What does gauntlet mean?

The students were ordered to their feet , arrested for disorderly conduct, and marched out, through a gauntlet of whites, to a police paddy wagon.

• a tryout

• a line, series, or assemblage especially one that poses an ordeal

• a condition or feeling of being obligated

• an activity directed toward a goal

What does the word patron mean?

They had to struggle to keep from laughing at the panicky reactions of white store owners and patrons, who acted as if Nash was some dreadful monster.

• a person who visits for a limited event

• a customer, especially a regular one

• one that intrudes in a place

• a person who thinks deeply and seriously

Which of the following is NOT a reason that Nash was drawn to the idea of activists learning "to love themselves?"

• She wanted African American to recognize their own worth.

• She wanted them learn that violence can get them anything they wanted

• In the past, she was forced to downplay her own blackness

• She wanted African Americans to be proud to be called black

The activists did many things to prepare for the sit-ins, including...

• dressing in their best clothing

• practicing the chant they would sing as they entered the restaurants.

• creating a sign for when they should leave the restaurant.

• informing the police officers of their plan

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

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CCSS.RL.8.1

During the sit-in on February 27, which if the following did not happen to the activists?

• protected by the police

• cursed at, beaten, and kicked

• spattered with ketchup, mustard, and spit on

• burned with lit cigarettes

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

During the February 27th sit-in, when the first round of activists were ordered to get out of the restaurant, "they looked over their shoulders and saw a new wave of students quietly moving to take their place." This can represent all of the following ideas EXCEPT...

• defeat

• perseverance

• sense of hope

• strength in numbers

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