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Quiz for Freedom Summer

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Choose the best answer to each question.

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1. What do you think was the tone of Mississippi Governor Paul Johnson’s inaugural speech, given the context of its reference in the strategy and planning document for Freedom Summer (see Document 26.6)?

One of violence

One of moderation

One of overt racism

One of southern traditionalism

Correct: The answer is b. The tone of Paul Johnson’s inaugural address could be described as moderate. Johnson’s speech is referenced in contrast to the agendas of other Mississippi politicians.

Incorrect: The answer is b. The tone of Paul Johnson’s inaugural address could be described as moderate. Johnson’s speech is referenced in contrast to the agendas of other Mississippi politicians.

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2. Which statement below expresses how the recipients of Nancy Ellin’s letter (Document 26.7) felt about participating in the Freedom Summer?

They were proud to be establishing Freedom Schools.

They believed things in the South would be worse without their presence.

They were concerned for the safety of their offspring.

They felt terrible about causing anguish.

Correct: The answer is c. Dr. and Mrs. Ellin were concerned for the safety of their son Joseph and his wife Nancy.

Incorrect: The answer is c. Dr. and Mrs. Ellin were concerned for the safety of their son Joseph and his wife Nancy.

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3. What do both the letter from a Freedom Summer Volunteer (Document 26.8) and Fannie Lou Hamer’s address (Document 26.10) demonstrate about civil rights workers in 1964?

They were predominately white northerners.

They faced fear and violence from the local authorities.

They used prison as a way to garner local press attention.

They wanted to integrate the southern schools.

Correct: The answer is b. The letter and the address both demonstrate the fear and violence civil rights workers faced in the South in 1964 at the hands of local authorities.

Incorrect: The answer is b. The letter and the address both demonstrate the fear and violence civil rights workers faced in the South in 1964 at the hands of local authorities.

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4. What did the Charleston Post claim was one of the real goals of the Freedom Summer (see Document 26.9)?

Indoctrinate Negroes into the National Council of Churches faith

Occupy Mississippi schools and spread liberal ideologies

Spread Communist beliefs throughout Mississippi

End voter discrimination in Mississippi

Correct: The answer is c. The Charleston Post claimed that a goal of the Summer Project was the indoctrination of participants into socialist economics (communism).

Incorrect: The answer is c. The Charleston Post claims that a goal of the Summer Project was the indoctrination of participants into socialist economics (communism).

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5. What was Lyndon B. Johnson’s main goal at the Democratic National Convention, according to his conversation with Walter Reuther (see Document 26.11)?

Ensure that he would carry certain southern states in the next election

Prevent Mississippi’s all-white delegation from possessing real political power

Safeguard black southerners’ right to vote

Guarantee that Mississippi’s governor would not serve another term

Correct: The answer is a. Johnson wanted to ensure that he would carry certain southern states in the 1964 election.

Incorrect: The answer is a. Johnson wanted to ensure that he would carry certain southern states in the 1964 election.