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12] Soon the city’s jails were so overcrowded that students were sent to the local
fairground. They slept on cots and sang freedom songs while waiting for movement
leaders to raise money for their bail.
[13] “I didn’t anticipate the outcome being so drastic,” says Shepherd.
[14] Gwen Gamble had just been released from jail and didn’t want to go back. Shortly
before the crusade, the teenager had been arrested for participating in a lunch counter
sit-in and jailed for five days. “We were put in with people who had actually broken the
law. It was scary. They weren’t nice,” says Gamble, who was 15.
[15] She and her two sisters were trained by the movement to be recruiters for the
Children’s Crusade. On the first day of the march, they went to several schools and
gave students the cue to leave. They then made their way to 16th Street Baptist.
[16] “We left the church with our picket signs and our walking shoes,” says Gamble.
“Some of us even had on our raincoats because we knew that we were going to be
hosed down by the water hoses.”
[17] Under intense public pressure, Birmingham negotiated a truce with King, and on
May 10, Connor was removed from his position. The Children’s Crusade had worked.
Why were students sent to the local fairground?
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What action did Gwen Gamble and her sisters take during the Children’s Crusade?
A. They led the march from the fairgrounds
B. They convinced their parents to let them join the protest
C. They recruited other students to leave school and join the march
D. They hid from the police during the protest
How does the descriptive organizational pattern of the excerpt contribute to the
development of the thesis?
A. It presents the steps leading to the success of the Children’s Crusade.
B. It highlights how adult leaders controlled the movement.
C. It shows that the protest lasted longer than expected.
D. It describes the jailing of students as the final event.
fairground. They slept on cots and sang freedom songs while waiting for movement
leaders to raise money for their bail.
[13] “I didn’t anticipate the outcome being so drastic,” says Shepherd.
[14] Gwen Gamble had just been released from jail and didn’t want to go back. Shortly
before the crusade, the teenager had been arrested for participating in a lunch counter
sit-in and jailed for five days. “We were put in with people who had actually broken the
law. It was scary. They weren’t nice,” says Gamble, who was 15.
[15] She and her two sisters were trained by the movement to be recruiters for the
Children’s Crusade. On the first day of the march, they went to several schools and
gave students the cue to leave. They then made their way to 16th Street Baptist.
[16] “We left the church with our picket signs and our walking shoes,” says Gamble.
“Some of us even had on our raincoats because we knew that we were going to be
hosed down by the water hoses.”
[17] Under intense public pressure, Birmingham negotiated a truce with King, and on
May 10, Connor was removed from his position. The Children’s Crusade had worked.
Why were students sent to the local fairground?
Students...
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
© Houston ISD Curriculum 2024-2025 9
What action did Gwen Gamble and her sisters take during the Children’s Crusade?
A. They led the march from the fairgrounds
B. They convinced their parents to let them join the protest
C. They recruited other students to leave school and join the march
D. They hid from the police during the protest
How does the descriptive organizational pattern of the excerpt contribute to the
development of the thesis?
A. It presents the steps leading to the success of the Children’s Crusade.
B. It highlights how adult leaders controlled the movement.
C. It shows that the protest lasted longer than expected.
D. It describes the jailing of students as the final event.
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**Why were students sent to the local fairground?**
Students were sent to the local fairground because the city’s jails were overcrowded, and they needed a place to stay while waiting for movement leaders to raise money for their bail. They slept on cots and sang freedom songs during this time.
**What action did Gwen Gamble and her sisters take during the Children’s Crusade?**
C. They recruited other students to leave school and join the march.
**How does the descriptive organizational pattern of the excerpt contribute to the development of the thesis?**
A. It presents the steps leading to the success of the Children’s Crusade.
Students were sent to the local fairground because the city’s jails were overcrowded, and they needed a place to stay while waiting for movement leaders to raise money for their bail. They slept on cots and sang freedom songs during this time.
**What action did Gwen Gamble and her sisters take during the Children’s Crusade?**
C. They recruited other students to leave school and join the march.
**How does the descriptive organizational pattern of the excerpt contribute to the development of the thesis?**
A. It presents the steps leading to the success of the Children’s Crusade.