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Significant Historical Documents
What was the Civil Rights Movement?
What were African-Americans fighting for?
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What day did Rosa Parks refuse to give her seat up on the bus?
Describe what the term “Jim Crow Laws” means
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Adjectives that describe Martin Luther King Jr’s character:
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Include 3 quotes that stood out to you while reading “Letter from
Birmingham Jail” :
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What was Martin Luther King Jr’s MAIN argument? Be very
detailed with your response?