The attempts by the Mississippi Freedom Democrats to be seated at the Democratic Convention in Atlantic City in 1964 resulted in __________
A) a defeat for the SNCC activists
B) a compromise that the organization rejected
C) a disastrous political defeat for the Johnson forces
D) a stunning victory for the civil rights activists
Answer: B
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