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Question 9 • US History: Reconstruction to Present

Which is a true statement about the Freedom Summer campaign?

Answer
A
It led to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment.
B
It led to the integration of public facilities.
C
It was widely embraced by whites and African Americans.
D
It was met with violence by white protesters.

Explanation

Freedom Summer was a 1964 campaign in Mississippi to register Black voters and challenge racial segregation. It faced violent resistance from white supremacists and other opponents, including attacks on civil rights workers. The Fifteenth Amendment had been ratified nearly a century earlier, and the campaign was not widely embraced by white communities.

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