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

A
He led many sit-ins, and organized freedom rides.
B
He petitioned the police to stop the violence against protesters.
C
He wrote a letter requesting that the president pass civil rights laws.
D
He wrote a letter describing the violence African Americans faced.
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What thoughts did President Kennedy most likely have in reaction to the violence in Birmingham?

A
New laws would have to give more freedom to whites.
B
New laws were needed to protect the rights of African Americans.
C
Old laws would have to remain in place “as is.”
D
African Americans would have to pass laws on their own behalf.
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How were the initial sit-ins during the Birmingham Campaign of 1963 received?

A
Many people paid little attention to them.
B
Many people supported them.
C
Many people responded violently.
D
Many people complained to the police about them.
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Which best describes the response of authorities in Birmingham, Alabama, to civil rights protests in the 1960s?

A
They sometimes used violence to resist the protests.
B
They agreed with the protesters' aims.
C
They came to accept, over time, the presence of the protesters.
D
They responded peacefully to the protesters.
5

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

A
Dr. King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”
B
the passing of civil rights legislation.
C
more violence against protestors.
D
the resignation of Eugene O’Connor.
6

The Freedom Summer campaign led to

A
the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment.
B
the Birmingham Campaign of 1963.
C
the integration of the University of Mississippi.
D
the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
7

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

A
He was admitted to the university.
B
He was blocked from enrolling.
C
He led protests to attend the university.
D
He decided not to attend after being harassed.
8

The main goal of the Freedom Summer campaign was

A
integrating public schools.
B
integrating lunch counters.
C
registering African Americans to vote.
D
boycotting segregated public buses.
9

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

A
He thought integration was a states’ rights issue.
B
He thought integration was an education issue.
C
He thought integration was a religious issue.
D
He thought integration was an economic issue.
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A civil rights activist who was shot and killed because of his efforts to register African American voters was

A
James Meredith.
B
President Kennedy.
C
Medgar Evers.
D
Eugene “Bull” Connor.

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