Johnson's civil rights work aimed to secure which type of protections?

Johnson's civil rights work aimed to secure which type of protections?

• A. Legal protections against racially motivated mob violence
• B. Intellectual property protections for authors
• C. Tax exemptions for civil rights groups
• D. Protection of environmental laws

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is that Johnson’s civil rights efforts focused on creating enforceable legal protections so African Americans could exercise their rights safely, even in the face of violence. In the 1960s, federal laws were pushed to shield people from racially motivated intimidation and mob violence and to ensure that rights to equal treatment—like voting and access to public services—could be protected by law and enforced by federal authorities. This makes the option about legal protections against racially motivated mob violence the best fit, because it directly describes the safeguard Johnson aimed to achieve for civil rights supporters. The other topics—protecting authors' intellectual property, securing tax exemptions for civil rights groups, or protecting environmental laws—do not capture the Civil Rights Movement’s focus on safeguarding people from violence and ensuring equal rights under the law.

The main idea here is that Johnson’s civil rights efforts focused on creating enforceable legal protections so African Americans could exercise their rights safely, even in the face of violence. In the 1960s, federal laws were pushed to shield people from racially motivated intimidation and mob violence and to ensure that rights to equal treatment—like voting and access to public services—could be protected by law and enforced by federal authorities. This makes the option about legal protections against racially motivated mob violence the best fit, because it directly describes the safeguard Johnson aimed to achieve for civil rights supporters.

The other topics—protecting authors' intellectual property, securing tax exemptions for civil rights groups, or protecting environmental laws—do not capture the Civil Rights Movement’s focus on safeguarding people from violence and ensuring equal rights under the law.