AP U.S. History Exam 2.45

Well, the road to freedom was a long and winding one,

especially when you add up all those sleepless nights

crammed in busses criss-crossing the South.

Was the journey on this map an example of B -

a movement to spread black nationalist ideas?

Well, actually the Freedom Riders believed in peaceful protests,

whereas black nationalists like the Black Panthers

were advocates of a more confrontational approach.

So we can ride B out of town.

Were these freedom rides an example of C -

organized protests against the Vietnam War?

Well, even though American troops were already dispatched

to Vietnam by 1961,

many Americans didn't oppose the war until its escalation

in later years. So that's it for C.

Could the freedom rides have been an example of D -

mass migration in the Civil Rights Era?

Well, this image is from 1961, so we're a little too late

for mass migrations, which were more common during periods

of industrialization. Which means

the journey shown on the map was an example of A -

nonviolent protests by civil rights activists.

The Freedom Riders were a group of activists who rode busses

in the South as a way to peacefully protest the Southern states

that had failed to enforce the integration of transportation.

So A is the correct answer.

Unfortunately, these nonviolent protestors

often encountered violence on the road,

since many Southerners had little interest in going along

for a freedom ride.

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