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Bonjour,
1/
a. Birthplace: She was born in Memphis, Tennessee.
b. Fight against : racism and sexism.
c. Job : She was an assistant professor of religion.
2/ Why can we say that she is an activist? Give two examples ( quote the text )
« has spend all her adult life in efforts to end racism and sexism in American society »
« she got involved in the student branch of the Civil Right Movement »
3/ Did her parents support her?
a. Yes or No? No, they didn’t support her.
b. Justify. They didn’t want her to get involved because they didn’t want her to loose her scholarship.
4/
a. Why did she decide to take part in a campaign for women’s rights?
She decides to take part in the campaign for women’s rights because African American women weren’t allowed to vote.
b. How old was she?
She was 20 in 1964.
5/ Name two places where Black people from Mississippi were allowed to go thanks to her fight
Black people were allowed to go to freedom schools and libraries.
6/ Why can we say G.Z.Simmons is courageous and determined?
We can say that she is courageous and determined because it wasn’t easy, she faced a lot of difficulties but she never gave up.
7/ RIGHT or WRING
a. At the beginning of the 60s, the SNCC didn’t do much to help the Civil Right Movement. WRONG
« SNCC, which was very active at that time »
b. Simmons got involved in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Memphis, Tennessee. WRONG
« She became a college student at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, where she got involved in … »
c. In the SNCC, women activists were equal to men; they could use the best cars. WRONG
« For example, she explained that women activist had to fight to get a good car, whereas men always got the best ones to go on their different missions »
d. Simmons is dead. WRONG
« Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons is a civil rights activist »
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