How to Use the Images

Inquiry Question

Historical Context

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Photos 1 & 2
Photos 3 & 4
Photo 6

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Visual Evidence

Photo 5: Protesting school segregation, St. Louis, Missouri.

(Courtesy of the St. Louis Post Dispatch)

Questions for Photo 5
1. What organization do you think sponsored this protest against segregated schools? In what other ways did this organization further the fight against segregated schools? (Refer back to Reading 1 if necessary.)
2. How do you think the protestors felt?
3. What do you think is the usefulness of having such a young child protest school segregation? What is the message that the organization is trying to convey? Explain your answer.
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