Nonviolent Protest – Flashcards
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What thoughts did President Kennedy most likely have in reaction to the violence in Birmingham?
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New laws were needed to protect the rights of African Americans.
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What did Martin Luther King Jr. do as a call for action in Birmingham in 1963?
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He wrote a letter describing the violence African Americans faced.
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The Universities of Alabama and Mississippi were able to integrate because
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the federal government became involved.
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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.
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The Freedom Summer campaign led to
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the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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A result of the media showing the United States the violence against peaceful protestors in Birmingham was
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the passing of civil rights legislation.
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Which best explains why many African Americans had not registered to vote by the 1960s?
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They were intimidated by violent threats and actions.
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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.
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What role did the media play during the Birmingham protests?
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The media informed the rest of the country
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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
