Civil Rights Movement. TEST FOR 3 HOURS - OPEN BOOK

Discuss the issue of violence during the Civil Rights Movement. You can include acts of violence against activists, but discuss the positions taken by activists/leaders regarding their own actions and their position on using violence themselves in the civil rights struggle. Don't debate the positions; just explain them using evidence (quotations, examples...) Discuss the development of the student movement and youth participation in the civil rights movement through the 1960s. Who was involved? what were the issues? and so on. Give specific examples, but are there any larger trends in terms of student activism? Write your answer in full sentences and paragraphs (400-600 words). The minimum length is 400 words, but achieving that length is no guarantee of a strong answer. Make your answer longer if necessary to include detail (you can go over the 600 word range, but watch that your answer isn't rambling and wordy. A shorter, focused answer is better than a long, vague one). Evaluation: You will be evaluated on your comprehension of the material (demonstrated by specific details and connections/transitions made between points), as well as the clarity and correctness of your writing.It is not a formal essay, but clear communication is important for a good grade. Spelling and grammar count. Quotations: Quote the course notes and the readings, but don't pad your answer with unnecessarily long quotations. I need to see writing from you that is supported by quotations, not the other way around. Any quotations must be in quotation marks to distinguish them from your own writing. A formal citation is not required, but use a parenthetical reference to indicate the source. No sources other than the ones I've given you should be used. Remember that your answer will be checked for plagiarism. Citations: To simplify the references for this test, you can just use my last name and a page number to identify the source of a quotation from any of the notes (even though there is more than one set of civil rights notes). For example, if you quoted "the white supremacist Citizens' Councils worked to prevent desegregation," then it would be followed by (Amies p.1). You can leave out the date that APA style normally uses. Similarly, you can use shortened references to readings, such as (King) or (X) or (Port Huron) and so on. SafeAssign: Submit your answer through the SafeAssign link below. You can attach a file (but note that acceptable formats for me are doc, docx, rtf, and PDF). Or you can submit your answer directly in the SafeAssign window by writing the answer there or copying and pasting it there from a word processor. Backup your work: While you write, periodically copy and paste your work in another location (as a separate file or in an email, for example) in case you run into any technical problems, such as Blackboard timing out on you. If for any reason SafeAssign won't work for you, then email your answer within the 5 PM deadline to prove the answer was written on time. We can sort out SafeAssign after.