Question

match the name to the description.
a. called followers to limit their action to only civil disobedience and nonviolence.
b. called for followers to achieve economic independence and protect themselves by any means necessary.
c. refused to give up their seat on a bus for a white man, which was required by law.
d. asked the local school board to admit their daughter into an all - white school. this would lead to a supreme court ruling to desegregate all schools.

1. martin luther king,jr
2. malcolm x
3. rosa parks
4. oliver brown

Explanation:

1. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a proponent of nonviolent civil disobedience, so he matches description a.
2. Malcolm X advocated for self - defense and economic independence by any means necessary, so he matches description b.
3. Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat for a white man, so she matches description c.
4. Oliver Brown's case led to the desegregation of schools, as he asked for his daughter to be admitted to an all - white school, so he matches description d.

Answer:

1. Martin Luther King, Jr. - a. called followers to limit their action to only civil disobedience and nonviolence
2. Malcolm X - b. called for followers to achieve economic independence and protect themselves by any means necessary
3. Rosa Parks - c. refused to give up their seat on a bus for a white man, which was required by law
4. Oliver Brown - d. asked the local school board to admit their daughter into an all - white school. This would lead to a Supreme Court ruling to desegregate all schools