Nonviolent Protest

Question 1

Which best describes the response of authorities in Birmingham, Alabama, to civil rights protests in the 1960s?

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They sometimes used violence to resist the protests.

Question 2

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 3

A civil rights activist who was shot and killed because of his efforts to register African American voters was

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Medgar Evers.

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

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

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the police used fire hoses on protesters.

Question 6

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 7

What role did the media play during the Birmingham protests?

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The media informed the rest of the country.

Question 8

most likely

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

Question 9

On a national level, the American public was

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outraged by

Question 10

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

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He was blocked from enrolling.

Nonviolent Protest Answers