Nonviolent Protest

Question 1

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They were intimidated by violent threats and actions.

Question 2

On a national level, the American public was

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outraged by

Question 3

Which was the result of a bomb that exploded at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham?

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Four young girls were killed.

Question 4

Which occurred after James Meredith won the right to legally attend the University of Mississippi?

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The governor and university officials blocked him from enrolling.

Question 5

What role did the media play during the Birmingham protests?

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The media informed the rest of the country.

Question 6

A result of the media showing the United States the violence against peaceful protestors in Birmingham was

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the passing of civil rights legislation.

Question 7

The main goal of the Freedom Summer campaign was

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registering African Americans to vote.

Question 8

Why did Governor Wallace resist enrolling African Americans in the University of Alabama?

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He thought integration was a states’ rights issue.

Question 9

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New laws were needed to protect the rights of African Americans.

Question 10

Eugene “Bull” Connor, the commissioner of public safety in Birmingham in the 1960s,

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led a violent crackdown on civil rights protests.

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