The correct answers are
A) Because civil rights were not being guaranteed- All over the United States, African-Americans were not getting the opportunity to use the rights guaranteed to them in the US Constitution. This includes taking action like having the ability to vote.
B) Because civil rights were being violated.- African-Americans were physically, verbally, and mentally abused when trying to express their freedom of speech, right to protest, etc. This shows that the federal government needed to take action to help these citizens.
