How did the Kennedy administration respond to the Freedom Rides in 1961?
A) Afraid to take a stand during the first year of his presidency,Kennedy did nothing.
B) Kennedy's administration sent in FBI agents to protect voting-rights activists,but most agents sided with local white racists or did nothing.
C) After hesitating,Kennedy gave support to the Freedom Riders by allowing federal marshals to protect them.
D) President Kennedy appeared on national television to denounce racism and propose a civil rights bill.
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