Multiple choice

What city was the center of the civil rights struggle for African-Americans?

  1. Selma

  2. Birmingham

  3. Washington

  4. Memphis
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Birmingham, Alabama was the center of the civil rights struggle in 1963, where Martin Luther King Jr. led protests and was jailed, writing his 'Letter from Birmingham Jail.' While other cities were important (Selma for voting rights, Washington DC for the march, Memphis for King's assassination), Birmingham was the epicenter of the main struggle.

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