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How did the federal government eventually support the freedom riders?

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Offered federal support to enforce desegregation if the states did not obey.

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How many more black Americans were registered to vote in Mississippi after the Freedom Summer?

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1,600

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The Selma protested coincided with Johnson’s call for what?

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The Voting Rights Act

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How did Johnson support the Selma campaign?

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Federal troops escorted marchers from Selma to Montgomery

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How did SNCC and CORE support the sit-ins?

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Trained students in non-violent principles and how to cope with harassment.

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What university did James Meredith re-apply to and when?

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University of Mississippi in 1962.

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What was the response to James Meredith attending Mississippi?

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Met with an armed mob of 3,000 on the first day.

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What was the name of the racist police chief who could easily be proved into using violence with peaceful protestors?

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Eugene “Bull” Connor

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When the jails were full what did Bull Connor use on the marchers?

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Dogs and fire hoses

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What was the aim of the freedom summer (1964)?

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To increase black voter registration in Mississippi.

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What happened to 3 CORE volunteers on the 21st of June 1964?

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Murdered by the KKK

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When was the Civil Rights Act passed?

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1964

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When was the Voting Rights act passed?

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1965

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What was the aim of the freedom rides?

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To desegregate interstate buses and facilities.

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Which group organised violent opposition to the freedom riders?

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KKK and White Citizens Council

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What did the 4 black college students do to protest against segregation in Greensboro 1960?

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Sat at an all-white lunch counter (Woolworths) and refused to leave.

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How many students - black and white - had joined the Greensboro sit-in by the 5th day?

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300

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How were the protesters at Woolworth’s treated by the counter-protestors?

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Sworn at, insulted, spat at and had food thrown at them.

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How did Woolworths react to the protestors?

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Initially closed the store down but eventually forced to desegregate.

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Which organisation was introduced after the success of the sit-ins?

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Student Non-violent Co-ordinating Centre (SNCC)

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What was the wider response to the sit-ins?

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Sympathy for protestors - many Americans horrified at the violent response to them.

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What was the name given to the activists who challenged segregation on interstate buses?

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Freedom riders.

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Which organisation was behind the freedom rides?

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CORE

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How did the freedom riders challenge segregation?

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Black and white students sat in the wrong areas of the bus.

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What was the racist’s reaction to the freedom riders?

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Beatings, firebombs, mob attacks.

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What did Bull Connor order the police not to do when a mob attacked the Freedom riders in Birmingham?

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Ordered them not to intervene to help the freedom riders.

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What was the FBI’s reaction to the KKK attacks on freedom riders?

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Decided not to arrest any KKK members.

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How did JFK support the freedom riders?

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Promised to enforce the desegregation of interstate buses and facilities.

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Which federal body intervened to force UoM to accept Merdith?

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Supreme Court

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What did JFK do when UoM physically prevented Meredith from entering?

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Sent 320 federal marshals to escort Meredith to campus.

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What happened when Meredith registerd?

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A riot broke out (2 people killed)

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How long were troops protecting Meredith for?

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3 years (until he graduated)

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Which city did MLK describe as the most segregated city in the US?

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Birmingham, Alabama

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Who was the police chief of Birmingham?

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Eugene “bull” Connor

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Why did MLK suspect there would be a violent reaction to his campaign in Birmingham?

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‘Bull’ Connor had used violence against peaceful protestors before (freedom riders)

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Why did MLK want a violent reaction to non-violent protests?

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Media attention and sympathy for protestors.

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What are 4 examples of non-violent protests used in Birmingham?

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Sit-ins
Boycotts
Marches
Mass meetings

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How many children were arrested for joining the marches in Birmingham?

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900

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What did Connor order police to do to try to get rid of the Birmingham protestors?

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Set huge water cannons and dogs on the protestors.

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How did wider America react to the media coverage of the violence towards protestors at Birmingham?

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Sympathetic to protestors.

41
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When was the Birmingham campaign?

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1963

42
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When was the march on Washington?

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1963

43
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What was the purpose of the Washington march?

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Pressure for Civil Rights Bill

44
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What civil rights groups were involved in organising the Washington march?

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NAACP, CORE, SNCC, SCLC

45
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How many people attended the Washington march?

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250,000

46
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What speech was made at Washington and by whom?

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MLK - ‘I have a dream’

47
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What was the name given to pop-up schools for black school children designed to address racial inequalities?

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Freedom schools

48
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Who ran freedom schools?

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Volunteers (including 1000 white college students)

49
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How did the KKK react to freedom schools?

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Burned crosses, churches and homes and attacked volunteers.

50
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When and where was the Freedom summer?

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Mississippi - 1964

51
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What happened to the 3 freedom summer activists when they arrived in Mississippi?

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Murdered by the KKK following tip-off from police.

52
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What 3 ways did both JFK and Johnson support civil rights?

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Appointed black Americans to high-level government jobs.
Backed the civil rights bill
Sent in federal troops to enforce desegregation.

53
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What was the name of Johnson’s series of programmes that aimed at ending poverty and racial injustice?

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Greater Society

54
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Name 3 achievements of the Civil Rights Act.

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  1. Banned segregation of public facilities.
  2. Outlawed racial discrimination in employment.
  3. Set up an organisation to enforce desegregation.
55
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Name 3 limitations of Civil Rights Act.

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  1. Did not address black voting rights in the south.
  2. Did not address low wages and poor housing for black Americans
  3. 58% of black children still remained in segregated schools by 1968.
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What percentage of Selma’s population were black?

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50%

57
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What percentage of Selma’s black population were registered to vote?

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1%

58
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What was the name of Selma’s hardliner police chief?

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Jim Clark

59
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How many protestors marched from Selma to Montogomery?

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600

60
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What was the event known as ‘Bloody Sunday’?

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On Sunday, marchers were attacked with tear gas and clubs and then forced back to Selma.

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How did Johnson help with Selma?

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He ordered the state national guard to escort the marchers from Selma to Montgomery.

62
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How many people attended the second Selma march led by MLK?

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25,000

63
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Name 2 things the Voting Rights Act achieved?

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Outlawed literacy tests and poll taxes as requirement to vote.
Set up body to monitor voter registration.

64
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Out of 13 Southern states, how many had fewer than 50% of black citizens registered to vote by 1966?

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4

65
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When was the greensboro sit-in?

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1960

66
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How many people joined the greensboro protest within 3 days?

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300

67
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Who was the SNCC (Student non-violent coordinating committee) set up by?

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SCLC and CORE.

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What was the SNCC?

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Trained students to do sit-ins

69
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What did the greensboro sit-ins show for publicity?

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Showed publicity was important in gaining supporters.
Showed non-violent methods to be the most effective way to gain the side of the media.

70
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What did the Supreme Court declare in December 1960?

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That all state transport and facilities should be desegregated.

71
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Who tried to test the Supreme Courts statement in 1960?

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13 CORE activists by riding 2 buses from Washington DC to the South.

72
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What happened when the freedom riders got to Anniston, Alabama?

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100 KKK members attacked and firebombed the bus, nearly killing everyone inside.

73
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State one consequence of the freedom riders for the US GOV.

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Huge embarrassment from government as state policemen such as Bull Connor had supported the act.

74
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What did the Federal government say in response to freedom rides?

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It would use federal officers to enforce desegregation - facilities began to desegregate.

75
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How many freedom rides were there?

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60

76
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How big was the mob that attacked Meredith when registering?

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3000 people

77
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How many federal officers were sent to protect Meredith when registering?

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500

78
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How did the governor of Missipipi and university officials respond to the order of the supreme court?

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Ignored it - they were WCC members.

79
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When was the Birmingham campaign and march on washington?

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1963

80
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How many people attended march on Washington?

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250,000 about 40,000 were white.

81
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How many black people had registered to vote in the south between 1962 and 1964?

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700,000 - still not very much compared to the number of black people who lived there.

82
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What did the SNCC do to increase voter registration in the south?

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Sent 1000 volunteers to Mississippi to increase black voter registration.

83
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Why was Birmingham chosen?

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  1. Total segregation
  2. Bull connor
84
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Who was the CRA introduced and passed by?

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Introduced by Kennedy - passed by Johnson.

85
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When was the voting rights act signed?

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6th August 1965

86
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By December 1965 how many new voters registered?

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80,000 - but it was very slow, led to frustration that the government weren’t doing enough.

87
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What still happened despite the passing of the CRA and VRA?

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Still discrimination in education, housing and employment.

88
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How did Kennedy help CR?

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Sent federal troops to help Meredith.
Supported freedom riders with escorts.

89
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What did Johnson do?

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Passed CRA and VRA
Federal troops for selma marchers.
Good relations with Dixiecrats - meant that he could get CRA pushed through.

90
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What was the percentage of black people in Selma were registered to vote?

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1%

91
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Evidence for Selma to be a racist area.

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Largest WCC in Alabama.

92
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When was Selma?

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1965

93
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What happened on the 7th March 1965?

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Protestors marched from Selma to Montgomery.

94
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What was the freedom summer?

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A project aimed at increasing the number of registered black American voters in the state of Mississipp

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