Author Question: How did whites in Alabama react to the Freedom Riders passing through their state? A) They paid ... (Read 102 times)

clmills979 · **on:** Aug 9, 2018

How did whites in Alabama react to the Freedom Riders passing through their state?

A) They paid little attention because the riders were peaceful and made no trouble.
B) They reacted violently, bombing the buses and beating the riders and bystanders.
C) They generally supported the black students, as long as they were peaceful and quiet.
D) They overwhelmingly supported the students with donations of food, clothes, and money.

Question 2

What was the outcome of the Freedom Rides?

A) All of the students made it successfully to New Orleans.
B) The students who persevered through Alabama were arrested in Mississippi.
C) The students were able to get the buses desegregated after some legal effort.
D) The students decided not to continue because they had been frightened so badly.