Nonviolent Protest Answers

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What role did the media play during the Birmingham protests?

T
The media led protests.
T
The media petitioned the police for justice.
T
The media informed the rest of the country.
T
The media exaggerated the racial problems.
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On a national level, the American public was

A
ambivalent about
B
supportive of
C
outraged by
D
unaware of
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best

T
They lacked transportation to voting registration sites.
T
They failed to complete their voter registration forms in time.
T
They were intimidated by violent threats and actions.
T
They were not interested in a government that segregated them.
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A result of the media showing the United States the violence against peaceful protestors in Birmingham was

D
Dr. King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”
t
the passing of civil rights legislation.
m
more violence against protestors.
t
the resignation of Eugene O’Connor.
6

How were the initial sit-ins during the Birmingham Campaign of 1963 received?

M
Many people paid little attention to them.
M
Many people supported them.
M
Many people responded violently.
M
Many people complained to the police about them.
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most likely

N
New laws would have to give more freedom to whites.
N
New laws were needed to protect the rights of African Americans.
O
Old laws would have to remain in place “as is.”
A
African Americans would have to pass laws on their own behalf.
8

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

H
He was admitted to the university.
H
He was blocked from enrolling.
H
He led protests to attend the university.
H
He decided not to attend after being harassed.
9

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

A
arrested members of the Ku Klux Klan.
B
bailed Martin Luther King Jr. out of jail.
C
protected protesters from white resisters.
D
led a violent crackdown on civil rights protests.
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During the Children’s Crusade in Birmingham in May of 1963,

A
four young girls were killed.
B
members of the Ku Klux Klan were arrested.
C
the police used fire hoses on protesters.
D
residents reacted peacefully to protests.

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