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Organizing to Demand Rights

Question 6 • EAP-Virginia and US History B CR

The Congress of Racial Equality

Answer
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was led by Martin Luther King Jr.
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used boycotts in the 1960s to achieve integration.
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used sit-ins in the 1940s to encourage integration.
w
was led by Rev. Ralph Abernathy.

Explanation

The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) was founded in 1942 and used nonviolent direct action, including sit-ins, to challenge segregation. Its early sit-ins aimed to encourage integration. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rev. Ralph Abernathy led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, not CORE.

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