1. What details from the article support the idea that life in the 1950s was different for Black people in the North than it was in the South?
Details in the article support the idea that life in the 1950s was different for Black people in the North than it was in the South. The article states that “in the North, Black people and White people ate at the same restaurants and stayed at the same hotels” but in the South, “Black people weren’t allowed to attend the same schools, go to the same hospitals, or even use the same drinking fountains as White people.”
(RI.4.2 Main Idea and Key Details)
2. How did the second day of the sit-in at the Katz Drug Store differ from the first day?
The second day of the sit-in at the Katz Drug Store differed from the first day in that the scene grew more tense. The article explains that on the second day, “some White customers yelled at them. Others poured ketchup on them.”
(RI.4.5 Comparison)
3. What is the purpose of the sidebar, “Sitting Down to Take a Stand”?
The purpose of the sidebar, “Sitting Down to Take a Stand,” is to describe another famous sit-in from that era—when Black college students staged a sit-in at the lunch counter at a store called Woolworth’s in Greensboro, North Carolina.
(RI.4.7 Text Features)