United States History Question of the Day


This boy's murder in 1955 was a
stimulus for the civil rights movement
(Source:Wikimedia Commons--public domain)

Question 0100208:

The brutal murder of this 14-year old boy in Mississippi in 1955 for allegedly whistling at a white woman gave the U.S. a glimpse of the hatred and segregation of the deep South and provided motivation for the newly emerging civil rights movement.
 
    (A)   James Meredith
    (B)   Emmett Till
    (C)   Orval Faubus
    (D)   Andrew Goodman
    (E)    Mickey Schwerner

Answer and explanation

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