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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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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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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.
4

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.
5

Which best explains why many African Americans had not registered to vote by the 1960s?

A
They lacked transportation to voting registration sites.
B
They failed to complete their voter registration forms in time.
C
They were intimidated by violent threats and actions.
D
They were not interested in a government that segregated them.
6

The Universities of Alabama and Mississippi were able to integrate because

A
their governors decided to accept it.
B
civil rights activists led nonviolent protests.
C
the federal government became involved.
D
the state government became involved.
7

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.
8

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.
9

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

A
outrage
B
acceptance
C
indifference
D
approval
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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.

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