Question

2. PART B: Which TWO of the following phrases from the text best support the answer to Part A? [RI.1] A. “Earlier in the week Emmett had bragged to his cousins about the white girls he’d dated at school in Chicago, so they dared him to say something to Carolyn as she sat behind the counter.” (Paragraph 3) B. “‘Chicago boy,’ I said, ‘I’m tired of ‘em sending your kind down here to stir up trouble. I’m going to make an example of you – just so everybody can know how me and my folks stand.’” (Paragraph 13) C. “Mamie Till later confirmed that ‘they never regretted what they had done.… He said he would do the same thing over again, to whoever got in his way. I felt sorry for him.’” (Paragraph 13) D. “Emmett Till’s murder became one of the most important catalysts of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s.” (Paragraph 16) E. “Later, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended all forms of segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination.” (Paragraph 17) F. “‘But I was not trying to start anything. I was just upset that my only child was gone, and so needlessly.’” (Paragraph 18)

Answer 1

Answer:

D. “Emmett Till’s murder became one of the most important catalysts of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s.” (Paragraph 16)

E. “Later, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended all forms of segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination. ” (Paragraph 17)

Explanation:

Emmett Till, a black boy was lynched by an angry mob because he allegedly flirted with an older white woman.

His murder was one of the causes of social unrest and an agitation for the Civil Rights movement.

Emmett Till was kidnapped by the woman's husband and presumably tortured to his death and his corpse was later discovered in the Tallahatchie river.

The accused, Bryant and Milam stood trial for murder but the all white jury took just 67 minutes to find them not guilty and one of the jurors later said in an interview that it wouldn't have taken that long if they didn't stop to drink pop.