Author Question: What finally ended the freedom rider movement? a. Civil rights leaders saw that it was causing ... (Read 59 times)

Starlight · **on:** Sep 11, 2019

Question 1

What happened when the first African American student was admitted to the University of Mississippi?

a. Although a few whites complained, most accepted the change as inevitable.
b. Mississippi's governor went to jail for contempt of court when he ordered the university not to admit any black students.
c. Thousands of white students and nonstudents rioted, killing two people.
d. Anticipating trouble, President Kennedy sent troops to the university before any violence had erupted.

Question 2

What finally ended the freedom rider movement?

a. Civil rights leaders saw that it was causing violence and ordered an end to it.
b. The leaders of the movement were jailed.
c. The Interstate Commerce Commission declared it would uphold the Supreme Court's ban on segregated bus terminals.
d. Federal troops entered Alabama and Mississippi and forced local whites to allow integrated buses.