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QuizMultiple Choice

Protesting to Demand Rights

Question 3 • HVA 26-27 IM Contemporary World Problems A

How did the Birmingham police chief react to the Birmingham campaign?

Answer
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.

Explanation

Birmingham police chief Eugene “Bull” Connor used force to suppress the 1963 demonstrations, ordering police to use dogs and high-pressure fire hoses against protesters. Police also arrested civil rights leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr. This matches choice A; Connor did not protect the protesters or seek negotiations.

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