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Set 5: Cross-Text Connections

Explanation

Answer: A

PASSAGE

Text 1 The narrative of the Civil Rights Movement often centers on charismatic leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and major legislative victories like the Voting Rights Act. Text 2 Grassroots historians emphasize the role of local activists and ordinary citizens. The movement was sustained not just by speeches, but by years of dangerous, unglamorous organizing in church basements and community centers.

How does Text 2 broaden the scope of the historical movement described in Text 1?

A. By shifting focus from top-down leadership to bottom-up community organizing.✓ Correct
B. By saying MLK was unimportant.
C. By denying that laws were passed.
D. It focuses only on churches.

Detailed Explanation

Text 1: Leaders/Laws (Top-down). Text 2: Local activists/Ordinary citizens (Bottom-up). Broadening: Leadership vs Grassroots.

Key Evidence:

• "Grassroots historians"

• "ordinary citizens"

• "unglamorous organizing"

Why others are wrong: B (Complementary.), C (Mentioned in Text 1.), D (And community centers.).

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