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And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by star maps,

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a guide to the biggest egos in the galaxy.

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Each point marked by a star on the map represents a moment...

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when what?

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And here are your potential answers.

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Well, the Freedom Riders had to make several pit stops on the path

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to racial equality. So let's see why exactly

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these stars on the map were born.

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Well, does each point marked by a star represent a moment when A -

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activists were arrested in non-violent protest?

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Well, it looks like the map notes arrests by the numbers in boxes,

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not the stars.

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Do these points marked by a star represent instances when B -

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desegregation of bus stops or depots was successful?

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The stars don't seem to represent moments where riders saw victory,

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so that guides us away from B.

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Could each point marked by a star represent a time when C -

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the Freedom Riders abandoned their non-violent stance?

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Well, actually, the Freedom Riders were all about non-violent resistance,

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so this seems out of character with the rest of the movement.

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Which means the stars on the map represent moments when D -

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activists were met with white resistance to desegregation.

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Well, the Freedom Riders traveled throughout the Jim Crow South

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with the intention of desegregating transportation.

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But they were repeatedly met with violent white resistance.

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So the answer is D.

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The path to integration caused more than a few flat tires,

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but when things broke down, activists always found a way

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to patch things up and get back on the road.

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