Civil Rights Movement

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Objective

I can describe one way people protested during the Civil Rights Movement.

Part 1 of 3

Warm-up video

Unknown Channel · 5:00

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Part 2 of 3

Practice

7 questions

1

What is a "sit-in" protest, as described in the video?

2

Why did the kids in the video decide to have sit-ins at restaurants?

Part 3 of 3

Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Name one thing the kids did during the sit-in to show they were not being violent, even when people were mean to them. According to the video, what is a sit-in protest?

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