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March: Book 2 <\/span><\/span>Essay Assignment<\/span><\/h5>\n
Though the 1950s had witnessed significant challenges to racial segregation and inequality, a younger generation of civil rights activists pushed for more rapid change during the 1960s. New organizations such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee encouraged widespread use of direct action such as sit-ins, the Freedom Rides, and voter registration campaigns to create a more equitable society. After reading <\/span>March: Book 2<\/i>, which chronicles the experiences of John Lewis during the early 1960s, along with other supporting primary sources, address the following questions:
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What were civil rights activists seeking to accomplish through their use of direct action during the early 1960s and did they succeed?
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In answering these questions, you must draw upon at least FIVE separate scenes from Lewis’ book, addressing the specific tactics used by civil rights activists, the goals they sought, the individuals involved, and the obstacles they faced.<\/span>

Be sure to use Chapter 25 in the Foner text and <\/span>at least two <\/span><\/span>of the primary sources included in the <\/span>March: Book 2<\/span> <\/span>Materials folder in Course Content to inform your work. This assignment is meant to assess your ability to interpret both primary and secondary historical sources.<\/span>
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Guidelines<\/span><\/h6>\n
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