1. PART A: Which of the following identifies a central idea of the text?
A. Black women had an immense impact on the success of the Civil Rights
Movement but were frequently disrespected and went unacknowledged
because of their gender.
B.
While black women made significant contributions to the Civil Rights Movement,
they were unable to participate to the extent that men did because of their
responsibilities at home.
C. Black women were prevented from contributing to the Civil Rights Movement
because men feared they would have to endure violence.
D. While black women believed that gender equality was more important than
racial equality, men pressured them to take up the fight for racial equality.