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In 1963, a three-week-long demonstration for jobs at the construction site of the Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, became one of the most significant and widely publicized campaigns of the civil rights movement in the United States. ███

Intro topic · Demonstration for jobs at Downstate Medical Center

One of the most important and widely publicized campaigns in U.S. civil rights movement.

Details of demonstration · Led by African American ministers, supported by church congregations

Goal of demonstration · Force changes in government policies and trade union practices that excluded African Americans from construction jobs

Origin of demonstration · Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) asked ministers to lead campaign

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Risks to ministers · Ministers were politically moderate and embedded within major political parties and political offices

Leading a demonstration could damage ministers' political caraeers and reputation for effecting change through more established channels.

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Impact of demonstration · Agreement to enforce existing antidiscrimination laws; drew public attention to construction discrimination; served as model for future protests by ministers

Some activists wanted more -- new laws or commitment to specific number of jobs for African Americans. But seems author's assessment is that demonstration was successful.

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To understand the purpose of the reference, make sure to read the line immediately before it. The author tells us that the ministers were jeopardizing their position as politically moderate community leaders by participating in the Downstate campaign. The referenced text then describes the way in which the ministers were politically moderate community leaders. They worked for a long time with community and government organizations and acted as mediators between the community and the government.

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This doesn’t fit, because the Downstate campaign was more radical than the activities of the ministers in their previous role as moderate community leaders. The author emphasizes that the ministers were “risking their political careers and their reputations within their communities for effecting change through established political channels.”

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The referenced text describes the ministers’ role as moderate community leaders. It doesn’t describe the motivation of the leaders in deciding to conduct the Downstate campaign the way they did.

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This best captures the purpose. The author tells us that the ministers were jeopardizing their position as politically moderate community leaders by participating in the Downstate campaign. The referenced text then describes the way in which the ministers were politically moderate community leaders. Given this background, the ministers were “risking their political careers and their reputations within their communities for effecting change through established political channels.”

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