
Freedom Summer and Voting Rights

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Emma Peterson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main focus of the Freedom Summer initiative?
To integrate schools in the South
To register African-American voters
To promote African-American culture
To end segregation in public places
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What percentage of African-Americans were registered to vote before Freedom Summer?
More than 70%
Less than 7%
About 20%
Around 50%
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one of the risks African-Americans faced when trying to register to vote?
Losing their citizenship
Losing their job
Being fined
Being deported
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who were the three activists that went missing on the first day of Freedom Summer?
Thurgood Marshall, Stokely Carmichael, and Ella Baker
John Lewis, Medgar Evers, and Fannie Lou Hamer
Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks
Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwarner, and James Cheney
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the impact of the activists' disappearance on Freedom Summer?
It led to immediate success in voter registration
It boosted morale among volunteers
It caused the initiative to be canceled
It cast a shadow over the entire summer
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What term did people use to describe the violence in Mississippi during Freedom Summer?
Civil unrest
Terrorism
Rebellion
Insurrection
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What significant legislation was signed after Freedom Summer?
Equal Pay Act
Civil Rights Act
Voting Rights Act
Fair Housing Act
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