Question

Both local and federal officials were unwilling to enforce legal decisions that outlawed segregation. How did the students try to pressure the government to enforce the law?

Answer 1

Answer:

By practicing sit-in protest, a form of civil disobedience.

Explanation:

• Many African-Americans students engaged themselves in sit-in protests in segregated public spaces such as lunch rooms, service rooms, etc in order to gain support and sympathy from the public and government.
• It began in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960 which later spread over to the South. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s nonviolent protests and civil disobedience, the movement had a great impact on the entire civil rights movement.

Answer 2

Answer: Through many tactics such as sit-ins, protests/demonstrations, and boycotts.

Explanation: