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The photo shows civil rights activists at a lunch counter in the 1960s.

Question illustration
A
riot
B
sit-in
C
march
D
speech
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How did the national attention from Freedom Summer and the Selma marches influence the voter registration campaign?

A
It gathered support after the public saw the violence against protestors.
B
It lost momentum after the public saw the violence against protestors.
C
It convinced civil rights leaders to adopt a more aggressive strategy.
D
It forced politicians to repeal the Civil Rights Act approved that year.
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The Ku Klux Klan murdered Medgar Evers in 1963 because he

A
enrolled in full-time classes at the University of Mississippi.
B
argued before the Supreme Court to integrate public schools.
C
wrote a letter from a Birmingham jail calling for a peaceful protest.
D
led the effort to get more African Americans to register to vote.
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During the Selma marches, Alabama state troopers used tear gas to try and stop protesters from

A
enrolling at the University of Alabama.
B
organizing a statewide restaurant sit-in.
C
walking to Montgomery for voting rights.
D
voting in the next presidential election.
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Why did Alabama Governor George Wallace block a doorway of the registrar's office at the University of Alabama?

A
He supported the complete segregation of public schools.
B
He believed desegregation should happen slowly over time.
C
He feared for the safety of the African American students.
D
He worried that teachers would be hurt in the chaos.
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What role did James Meredith play in integrating the University of Mississippi?

A
He convinced the governor and state legislature to help keep him safe in class.
B
He asked the NAACP for support after the university refused to admit him.
C
He appealed to the Supreme Court, which had ruled that segregation was illegal.
D
He enrolled at the University of Alabama, where desegregation had already occurred.
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Three civil rights leaders were murdered during a voter registration campaign in Mississippi known as the

A
Freedom Summer.
B
Selma marches.
C
March on Washington.
D
schoolhouse stand.
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[BLANK]

A
reject
B
support
C
adopt
D
ignore
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The federal government responded to Governor Wallace’s decision to block the registrar's doorway at the University of Alabama by sending

A
troops to ensure African Americans could enroll.
B
civil rights leaders to give speeches on campus.
C
financial aid to ensure the law was followed.
D
troops to limit the effects of rioting students.
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Some 200,000 Americans took part in the March on Washington in 1963 to

A
fight for segregation of schools.
B
argue against the Civil Rights Act.
C
protest discrimination.
D
conduct a voter registration drive.
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The photo shows civil rights activists at a lunch counter in the 1960s.

Question illustration
A
riot
B
sit-in
C
march
D
speech
12

The Selma marches helped lead to which significant event in 1965?

A
the passage of the Civil Rights Act
B
the Brown v. Board of Education decision
C
the approval of the Voting Rights Act
D
the renewal of the 15th Amendment
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The Ku Klux Klan murdered Medgar Evers in 1963 because he

A
enrolled in full-time classes at the University of Mississippi.
B
argued before the Supreme Court to integrate public schools.
C
wrote a letter from a Birmingham jail calling for a peaceful protest.
D
led the effort to get more African Americans to register to vote.
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How did states discriminate against nonwhite voters? Select three options.

A
by sponsoring voter registration drives
B
by charging voters taxes before they could vote
C
by allowing only white voters in primary elections
D
by asking African Americans to vote only in primaries
E
by intimidating African American voters at the polls
F
by organizing peaceful sit-ins and marches
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How did the Birmingham police chief react to the Birmingham campaign?

A
He ordered an attack on protestors and arrested civil rights leaders.
B
He asked civil rights leaders to sit down and negotiate.
C
He appealed to the president to send in National Guard troops.
D
He arrested white supremacists and protected protestors.
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One way civil rights activists registered more African American voters involved

A
relocating them to other states.
B
sponsoring voter registration drives.
C
intimidating poll workers.
D
paying taxes so they could vote.
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Some 200,000 Americans took part in the March on Washington in 1963 to

A
fight for segregation of schools.
B
argue against the Civil Rights Act.
C
protest discrimination.
D
conduct a voter registration drive.

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