Organizing to Demand Rights

Question 1

Now, think about the video you just watched.How did President Kennedy wish the situation had been handled?

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The university should have admitted Meredith.

Question 2

The 1964 Mississippi voter registration campaign was called the .

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Freedom Summer

Question 3

Violence during the 1964 voter registration campaign resulted in the .

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deaths of civil rights workers

Question 4

What is the main point of Wallace’s statement?

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He felt it was the state’s right to decide what to do at the University of Alabama.

Question 5

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.To discourage African Americans, white Southerners used voter .

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intimidation

Question 6

Why was Birmingham chosen as the site for a major civil rights campaign?

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It was one of the most segregated cities in America.

Question 7

Why was Birmingham chosen as the site for a major civil rights campaign?

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It was one of the most segregated cities in America.

Question 8

This quote shows that President Kennedy thought:

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new laws would have to give equality to African Americans.

Question 9

Now, think about the video you just watched.How did President Kennedy wish the situation had been handled?

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The university should have admitted Meredith.

Question 10

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.To discourage African Americans, white Southerners used voter .

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intimidation

Organizing to Demand Rights Answers