The following text is about social movements.
The civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s combined multiple strategies for change. Legal challenges, most notably Brown v. Board of Education, dismantled the formal structures of segregation. Nonviolent protest, exemplified by sit-ins and marches, built public sympathy and pressured businesses and governments to change. Voter registration drives expanded Black political power. Historians emphasize that no single approach would have succeeded alone; the movement's power lay in attacking segregation from multiple angles simultaneously.
According to the text, what made the civil rights movement effective?
Relying exclusively on court cases
Using multiple complementary strategies together
Avoiding any form of protest
Focusing only on voter registration
Correct Answer: B
Choice B is the correct answer. The text states "no single approach would have succeeded alone" and that power came from "attacking segregation from multiple angles simultaneously."
- Evidence: Multiple strategies listed; simultaneous multi-angle approach emphasized.
- Reasoning: Each strategy contributed; together they succeeded.
- Conclusion: Combined strategies made the movement effective.
Choice A is incorrect because protesting and voting drives were also important. Choice C is incorrect because sit-ins and marches are described as valuable. Choice D is incorrect because legal and protest strategies were equally vital.