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Number 1. Considered by many to be the "most segregated city in America" during the civil rights era

Correct Answer: Birmingham

Number 2. Year of the protests in Birmingham and the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

Correct Answer: 1963

Number 3. Group of people involved in the Birmingham protests that helped turn national attention to the movement in the city

Correct Answer: Children

Number 4. SCLC leader that led the protests in Birmingham; arrested during protests and wrote the "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

Correct Answer: Dr. King

Number 5. Birmingham native that encouraged Dr. King and the SCLC to come to Birmingham; led protests of his own in the city prior to Dr. King's arrival

Correct Answer: Rev. Shuttlesworth

Number 6. African American businessman that helped finance and support numerous civil rights activities in Alabama

Correct Answer: A.G. Gaston

Number 7. Birmingham Public Safety Commissioner that ordered dogs and fire hoses be used to deter children marchers

Correct Answer: Bull Connor

Number 8. (blank)little girls were killed in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing

Correct Answer: Four

Number 9. Members of this organization were responsible for the bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

Correct Answer: Ku Klux Klan

Number 10. Nickname for Birmingham during the civil rights era

Correct Answer: Bombingham

Number 11. The events in Birmingham helped generate support for this piece of legislation

Correct Answer: Civil Rights Act