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RESEARCH PROJECT Freedom Rides like the ones James Farmer organized in 1961 were an effective tactic used by civil rights activists during the 1960s. Using your school library or the internet, find out some other tactics that were used by civil rights activists. Choose one of these tactics, and write a two-page paper about it. How was the tactic developed? How was it effective in bringing about changes? Write a two-page report and share it with your class.

TEXT-DEPENDENT QUESTIONS 1. Where did James Farmer work as a union organizer?

2. What did theFreedomRidersdoat thebus station inJackson,Mississippi? 3. What simple idea did the FreedomRiders bring to the fight against racial injustice?

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