Describe the strategies and outcomes of the protest demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963. Discuss Martin Luther King, Jr.”s rationale for conducting the demonstrations as expressed in his Letter from a Birmingham Jail. Do you think the demonstrations were a success?

Short-Answer Questions ( 1-2 Paragraphs each)

1 Identify Medgar Evers and briefly describe his contribution to the civil rights movement.

2. What was the purpose and strategy of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP)?