When King was arrested and imprisoned after an Atlanta sit-in in October 1960, the Democratic presidential candidate, ________, made national news by calling King's wife Coretta and offering his support
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Adlai Stevenson
C) Lyndon Johnson
D) Richard Nixon
Ans: A) John F. Kennedy
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