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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bull Connor's Birmingham.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Negros went to work they would eat in separate places and use what things labeled "colored"?
(a) The lunch counter and water fountain.
(b) Tables and lavatory.
(c) The water fountain and lavatory.
(d) The water fountain and tables.

2. Who was the insurance broker that joined other Negro leaders that met with the white Senior Citizens Committee in Bull Connor's Birmingham?
(a) A.G. Gaston.
(b) John Drew.
(c) Edward Gardner.
(d) Arthur Shores.

3. At the closing days of the Birmingham campaign, Negro children would run up to policemen asking them what?
(a) To be carried on their shoulders.
(b) Why they don't like them.
(c) Why people are different.
(d) To be locked up.

4. By 1963, more than how many African nations had risen from colonial bondage?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Thirty-four.
(d) Twenty-five.

5. Who is the sightless singer that MLK mentions "held a commanding position in our ranks"?
(a) Lemon Jefferson.
(b) Willie Johnson.
(c) Mel Torme.
(d) Al Hibbler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said, "Those who act boldly are recognizing right as well as reality"?

2. Who "ruled" Birmingham with terror and racist rule?

3. During the time of slavery, why would a Negro cook agree with their white owners instead of defending themselves?

4. When the city of Birmingham lost a case and had to open public-recreation to all its citizens, what did the authorities do?

5. What does MLK talk about in "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963" that celebrates it's 100th birthday in 1963?

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