What was the purpose of Freedom Summer?A) to bring national attention to the growing strength of Klan members in MississippiB) to register new candidates for local office across the state of MississippiC) to address the failure of the Civil Rights Act to include a provision on voting rights in the SouthD) to provide field experience for new recruits to CORE and SNCCE) to bring down the Democratic Party and secure the Republican majority in Congress.

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What was the purpose of Freedom Summer?A)  to bring national attention to the growing strength of Klan members in MississippiB)  to register new candidates for local office across the state of MississippiC)  to address the failure of the Civil Rights Act to include a provision on voting rights in the SouthD)  to provide field experience for new recruits to CORE and SNCCE)  to bring down the Democratic Party and secure the Republican majority in Congress.

Zybrea Knight · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Freedom Summer, which took place in 1964, aimed to address the exclusion of African Americans from the voting process in the South, a significant oversight of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This initiative was particularly focused on Mississippi, where voter registration efforts were combined with the establishment of Freedom Schools and other community organizing activities to challenge systemic racism and disenfranchisement.

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