Question

Evaluate the extent to which federal policies and court decisions in the 1960s reflected liberal ideals. Provide specific evidence to justify your answer.

Answer 1

Explanation:

The Reformers, who were imprisoned in Jackson, Mississippi in 1961, attempted to end segregation intercity buses in 1960. Martin Luther King Jr. organised a huge demonstration in Birmingham, Alabama in April 1963 that was brutally suppressed. On the nonviolent protestors, Birmingham Superintendent Eugene (Bull) Connor deployed guard dogs and high-powered hoses.