Comecum
e central luca IUTII
What historical information must the reader understand
to identify the central idea of the passage?
Abe
"We have a right to go to that school, and I'm certain our
governor, who was elected to govern all the people, will
decide to do what is just." I felt myself speak aloud before
I was ready. Who said that? It sounded like me, but the
words... where had they come from? The white
reporters wrote my words down and behaved as if what I
said was very important. Pride welled up inside me, and
for the first time, I knew that working for integration was
the right thing for me to be doing.
- Warriors Don't Cry,
Melba Pattillo Beals
the process by which the governor of Arkansas was
elected
the education of girls in the American South
the history of journalism in the United States
the struggle to end racial segregation