Homework – Monday, May 1

Answer the following on another sheet of paper and in full and complete sentences.

Use pages 710 to 712 to answer the following.

1. Who were the freedom riders, and what were they doing? What was their goal? (2 points)

2. What acts of violence did the freedom riders face?

3. Because these acts were televised, people were outraged at what happened to the freedom riders. The president decided to act. What did he do?

4. After the president sent federal marshals to protect James Meredith as he attended the University of Mississippi, what happened later that evening?

5. Birmingham, Alabama was known as a racist and violent town with its strict segregation laws. King was arrested for protesting. In the letter he wrote while in jail, why did MLK say it was hard to wait for justice and equality?

6. How did the police, under the control of Commissioner Eugene “Bull” Connor, treat the Birmingham protestors?