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QuizMultiple Choice

Nonviolent Protest

Question 16 • 11011de2 CONNECTED Fall 2026 NM-US History and Geography S2

The Freedom Summer campaign led to

Answer
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.

Explanation

Freedom Summer was a 1964 campaign to register Black voters and draw attention to racial discrimination in Mississippi. The campaign helped build support for federal action to protect voting rights, contributing to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The correct choice is the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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