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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The bus trip from Washington to New Orleans by an integrated group of students was known as what?

2. What was one of the demands that MIA made of the city?

3. Segregation on the city buses officially ended when?

4. How many people were arrested at the trial for the arrested SNCC train riders?

5. Where was King when a grand jury began handing out indictments against MIA leaders for breaking laws against unlawful boycotts?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the protests in Birmingham not get off to the start that King wanted?

2. What racial discrimination did King face at Crozer?

3. Why did activists see Albany as a good place to fight racial inequality?

4. What were the aims of the demonstrations in Birmingham?

5. What happened to King in New York?

6. What did Connor do to shop the marchers in Birmingham? How did the marchers respond?

7. What happened at Birmingham's Bethel Baptist Church? What did King do about this?

8. What was King accused of when he returned to Atlanta from North Carolina? How did he and his supporters react?

9. How many rallies did King announce for the voter registration? What was the outcome of these rallies?

10. What was the March on Washington?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did King's focus shift toward the end of his life? Who did he want to include in the movement? Why? How did others feel about this shift in focus?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the relationship between King and Abernathy. Compare and contrast the men and their ideas about the Civil Rights Movement. Did any tensions exist between the men? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What was the March on Washington? What were the aims of this demonstration? What famous aspect of the Civil Rights Movement occurred during this demonstration? Was the march a success? Why or why not?

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