Nonviolent Protest

Question 1

What role did the media play during the Birmingham protests?

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The media informed the rest of the country.

Question 2

Which occurred when James Meredith applied to the University of Mississippi?

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He was blocked from enrolling.

Question 3

During the Children’s Crusade in Birmingham in May of 1963,

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the police used fire hoses on protesters.

Question 4

Which word best describes the response of the public to the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church on September 15, 1963?

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outrage

Question 5

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 6

What did Martin Luther King Jr. do as a call for action in Birmingham in 1963?

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He wrote a letter describing the violence African Americans faced.

Question 7

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.

Question 8

On a national level, the American public was

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outraged by

Question 9

The main goal of the Freedom Summer campaign was

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registering African Americans to vote.

Question 10

best

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They were intimidated by violent threats and actions.

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