Exercise
Nonviolent Resistance Tools & Strategies
In this engaging exercise, students will explore various tools and strategies of nonviolent resistance, analyzing historical movements and developing their own plans for advocating change through peaceful methods. By collaborating on real-world scenarios, learners will enhance their critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills while championing the power of peaceful activism.
Questions
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What is the definition of civil disobedience as practiced in the movement?
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Which strategy uses financial pressure by refusing to buy goods or services from discriminating businesses?
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What tactic involved activists sitting quietly in segregated spaces (like lunch counters) until served or arrested?
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How did civil rights activists prepare for nonviolent direct action workshops?
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Which Tennessee training center taught leadership and nonviolent tactics to Rosa Parks, MLK Jr., and John Lewis?
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What form of protest involved traveling across state lines on integrated buses to test desegregation orders?
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Which famous anthem became the primary song of unity and hope for the Civil Rights Movement?
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Who was the minister and civil rights strategist who trained students in Nashville on nonviolent tactics?
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What was a primary goal of creating nonviolent public tension during demonstrations?
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How did civil rights marchers react to violent hostility from spectators or police?
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What alternative educational institutions were established during 1964 Freedom Summer to teach African American history and civics?
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Which medium brought the violence against nonviolent protesters directly into American living rooms, shifting national opinion?