Which event during the Civil Rights era did the most to focus the attention of white Americans on the struggles of African Americans in the South?

assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

murder of volunteers during Freedom Summer

assault on Freedom Riders in Alabama

assassination of Medgar Evers in Mississippi

Question

Which event during the Civil Rights era did the most to focus the attention of white Americans on the struggles of African Americans in the South?

 assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

 murder of volunteers during Freedom Summer

 assault on Freedom Riders in Alabama

 assassination of Medgar Evers in Mississippi

anonymous · Answer

http://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement

wach · Answer

Think about which ones pertain to the Equal Rights movement for African Americans in the South and which ones specifically would pertain / affect whites.

anonymous · Answer

Well wasn't the freedom riders mainly led by white people?

anonymous · Answer

The equal rights of the people between the blacks and the white ~ look up the Harlem renasssance

wach · Answer

Yeah, there was a lot of white involvement in the freedom rides.

anonymous · Answer

you an also research many other things Harlem renassance is just a idea...

wach · Answer

Actually, that's probably the correct answer. Since many young whites were involved with the freedom rides, unjustifiable murders were a huge wake-up call to many, since it involved both races which felt wronged by the government, if that makes sense.

anonymous · Answer

assault on freedom riders in Alabama is wrong, I answered it with this answer and I got it wrong

anonymous · Answer

the assassination of Medgar Evers in Mississippi is also wrong.