Beginning in 1961 and extending through the "Freedom Summer" of 1964, those who volunteered to work in Mississippi ______________________.
A. encountered little resistance from the white power structure as they worked to register African Americans to vote
B. refused to participate in the creation of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
C. allowed all decisions about their activities to be made by a core of Southern African-American leaders
D. risked their lives attempting to build the political power of African Americans in the South
Answer: D
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