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

A
It was home to the most civil rights leaders in the country.
B
It was one of the most segregated cities in America.
C
It was the least likely city to experience resistance from whites.
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How did the Birmingham Campaign begin?

A
With widely attended marches
B
With peaceful sit-ins
C
With bombings and cross-burnings
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This quote shows that President Kennedy thought:

A
new laws would have to give equality to whites.
B
new laws would have to give equality to African Americans.
C
old laws would remain in place.
D
African Americans would form their own government.
4

What is the main point of Wallace’s statement?

A
He wanted the university to be integrated.
B
He felt it was the state’s right to decide what to do at the University of Alabama.
C
He wanted the federal government to direct integration.
D
He did not want the school to reject African American students.
5

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

A
intimidation
B
encouragement
C
registration
6

The 1964 Mississippi voter registration campaign was called the .

A
Freedom March
B
Freedom Rides
C
Freedom Summer
7

Violence during the 1964 voter registration campaign resulted in the .

A
end of civil rights
B
deaths of civil rights workers
C
decline in African American voting

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