The Linked Arms
Coalition solidarity
What started with the bridge just got more complicated. Now you need to apply the principles of nonviolent resistance to contemporary justice issues — and the situation is shifting faster than your first approach can handle.
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The Bridge
→The bus seat that changed history, the lunch counter where courage sat still, the bridge that tested a nation's conscience, and the dream that still echoes. Navigate the bridge in this interactive journey.
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The Civil Rights Decisions
→The bus seat that changed history, the lunch counter where courage sat still, the bridge that tested a nation's conscience, and the dream that still echoes. Step into the civil rights decisions that shaped America.
What you'll learn from The Linked Arms
This scenario focuses on Coalition solidarity — a critical skill inside the broader history domain. You'll face a decision where the instinctive response is often the wrong one. After you make your choice, you'll see exactly what happened in the other person's head and why it mattered. The scenario is part of The Bridge, a full interactive story inside the The Civil Rights Decisions quest.
Skills you'll build in The Civil Rights Decisions
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The bridge stretches ahead and the troopers are lined up on the other side. You link arms with the person next to you and take the first step toward a wall of shields.
This is the moment you've been building toward. Connecting historical civil rights decisions to injustices that still exist today — except now the stakes are real and there's no rehearsal. What you do next matters.
You've faced the hardest part. Now turn what you've learned into something sustainable — a way to apply the principles of nonviolent resistance to contemporary justice issues not just today, but every time this situation returns.
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