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How did the Birmingham police chief react to the Birmingham campaign?

A
He appealed to the president to send in National Guard troops.
B
He arrested white supremacists and protected protestors.
C
He asked civil rights leaders to sit down and negotiate.
D
He ordered an attack on protestors and arrested civil rights leaders.
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Why did Alabama Governor George Wallace block a doorway of the registrar's office at the University of Alabama?

A
He feared for the safety of the African American students.
B
He supported the complete segregation of public schools.
C
He worried that teachers would be hurt in the chaos.
D
He believed desegregation should happen slowly over time.
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How did states discriminate against nonwhite voters? Choose three correct answers.

A
by organizing peaceful sit-ins and marches
B
by intimidating African American voters at the polls
C
by allowing only white voters in primary elections
D
by charging voters taxes before they could vote
E
by asking African Americans to vote only in primaries
F
by sponsoring voter registration drives
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The federal government responded to Governor Wallace’s decision to block the registrar's doorway at the University of Alabama by sending

A
civil rights leaders to give speeches on campus.
B
troops to limit the effects of rioting students.
C
troops to ensure African Americans could enroll.
D
financial aid to ensure the law was followed.
6

What role did James Meredith play in integrating the University of Mississippi?

A
He convinced the governor and state legislature to help keep him safe in class.
B
He asked the NAACP for support after the university refused to admit him.
C
He enrolled at the University of Alabama, where desegregation had already occurred.
D
He appealed to the Supreme Court, which had ruled that segregation was illegal.
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The Ku Klux Klan murdered Medgar Evers in 1963 because he

A
led the effort to get more African Americans to register to vote.
B
wrote a letter from a Birmingham jail calling for a peaceful protest.
C
argued before the Supreme Court to integrate public schools.
D
enrolled in full-time classes at the University of Mississippi.
8

Three civil rights leaders were murdered during a voter registration campaign in Mississippi known as the

A
March on Washington.
B
schoolhouse stand.
C
Selma marches.
D
Freedom Summer.
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Some 200,000 Americans took part in the March on Washington in 1963 to

A
protest discrimination.
B
conduct a voter registration drive.
C
argue against the Civil Rights Act.
D
fight for segregation of schools.
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One way civil rights activists registered more African American voters involved

A
intimidating poll workers.
B
sponsoring voter registration drives.
C
relocating them to other states.
D
paying taxes so they could vote.

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