1)What did Mississippi do under Congressional Reconstruction to gain readmittance to the Union?

A)The state ratified the Thirteenth Amendment.
B)The state ratified the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.
C)The state annulled its ordinance of secession.
D)The state required all judges to be elected, rather than appointed.

2)What effect did the murder of Emmett Till have on the public?

A)It increased attention on the civil rights movement.
B)It increased opposition to integration of schools.
C)It increased support for ending public education.
D)It increased membership in the Citizens’ Council.

3)What organization did Fannie Lou Hamer help establish?

A)Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
B)Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP)
C)National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
D)Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

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