Sit-in

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/sit-in

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the method of action?A form of direct action involving the occupation of a specific location
2. What is the primary objective?To achieve social, political, or economic change through disruption and awareness
3. What is a sit‑in?A sit‑in is when people sit in a public or private place and stay there until their demands are met. They do not leave until the issue is addressed.
4. Why do people do sit‑ins?People do sit‑ins to show that something is unfair and to ask for change. By staying in place, they bring attention to the problem.

Civil Disobedience: The active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of governments.
Nonviolent Direct Action: A method of achieving goals through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, and other nonviolent means.
De Jure Segregation: Segregation enforced by law, as opposed to de facto segregation which occurs by practice or custom.