-Why Did Civil Rights Activists in Birmingham Approve the Media's

question 39

Multiple Choice

-Why did civil rights activists in Birmingham approve the media's use of such violent pictures taken by Life photojournalist Charles Moore that depicted the mistreatment of women and young people during the Birmingham campaign of April 1963?

• A) They wanted Northerners in particular to be outraged at the display of police brutality.
• B) They were trying to persuade President Kennedy to send in federal troops for their protection.
• C) They sought to condemn the Ku Klux Klan for participating in these violent actions.
• D) They wanted to convince the public that they had no choice but to resort to violence in order to achieve desegregation.

---

Definitions:

Certain Age

A specified or determinable age at which an individual becomes eligible for or subject to something, often used in the context of legal rights or obligations.

Unmarried

The state of not being legally bound in matrimonial union to another individual.

Closely Related

Having a strong connection or link, often in terms of family ties or affinity.

Estate

The total of all the property, assets, and liabilities of an individual at the time of their death, or a large piece of landed property.