Author Question: When Martin Luther King, Jr., put children on the front lines of protest in Birmingham, Alabama, in ... (Read 63 times)

tnt_battle · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

Which of the following is true of President John Kennedy on the issue of civil rights?

a. He took no significant action during his presidency.
b. He only gradually committed himself to first-class citizenship for African Americans.
c. He vetoed several civil rights bills.
d. He allowed George Wallace to prevent the integration of the University of Alabama.

Question 2

When Martin Luther King, Jr., put children on the front lines of protest in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963, the city's police commissioner

a. allowed the march to proceed without incident.
b. called out the Alabama National Guard to prevent the march.
c. used powerful water guns and attack dogs against the protesters.
d. lined the route of the march with Birmingham police to protect the children from violence.