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Birmingham Children Protesters

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1 September 2022
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During the Children's Crusade in Birmingham in May of 1963,
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the police used fire hoses on protesters.
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The Universities of Alabama and Mississippi were able to integrate because
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the federal government became involved.
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Which was the result of a bomb that exploded at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham?
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Four young girls were killed.
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Why did Governor Wallace resist enrolling African Americans in the University of Alabama?
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He thought integration was a states' rights issue.
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Which occurred when James Meredith applied to the University of Mississippi?
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He was blocked from enrolling.
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Which best explains why many African Americans had not registered to vote by the 1960s?
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They were intimidated by violent threats and actions.
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Eugene "Bull" Connor, the commissioner of public safety in Birmingham in the 1960s,
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led a violent crackdown on civil rights protests.
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What role did the media play during the Birmingham protests?
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The media informed the rest of the country.
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A result of the media showing the United States the violence against peaceful protesters in Birmingham was
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the passing of civil rights legislation.
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What thoughts did President Kennedy most likely have in reaction to the violence in Birmingham?
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New laws were needed to protect the rights of African Americans.