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Protesting to Demand Rights — Quiz

Question 7 • US History

The Ku Klux Klan murdered Medgar Evers in 1963 because he

Answer
A
led the effort to get more African Americans to register to vote.
B
wrote a letter from a Birmingham jail calling for a peaceful protest.
C
argued before the Supreme Court to integrate public schools.
D
enrolled in full-time classes at the University of Mississippi.

Explanation

Medgar Evers was a Mississippi civil rights leader and NAACP field secretary who worked to advance voting rights, including encouraging African Americans to register to vote. His activism made him a target of the Ku Klux Klan, which murdered him in 1963. The Birmingham jail letter was written by Martin Luther King Jr., while the other choices describe different civil rights figures or events.

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