Why did members of the civil rights movement choose to engage in direct action strategies and tactics?

A. The court challenges to racial discrmination laws were not fast and expedient.
B. Whites expressed fear and panic over marches and boycotts.
C. Martin Luther King considered civil disobedience to be more effective than court challenges
D. Rosa Parks insisted that sit-ins were the only way to overcome racial discrimination


Answer: A. The court challenges to racial discrmination laws were not fast and expedient.

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A. a cost–benefit analysis B. a cost-effectiveness analysis C. a process analysis D. a summative assessment

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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a) True b) False

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