In 1963, Black author James Baldwin sat down for a televised interview prior to meeting with US Attorney General Robert Kennedy to discuss civil rights. Read the excerpt from the interview and answer the question. That's part of the dilemma of being [a Black American]; that one is a little bit colored and a little bit white, and not only in physical terms but in the head and in the heart, and there are days -- this is one of them -- when you wonder what your role is in this country and what your future is in it. . . . I'm terrified at the moral apathy -- the death of the heart which is happening in my country. These people have deluded themselves for so long, that they really don't think I'm human. — James Baldwin to Dr. Kenneth Clark, "A Conversation With James Baldwin," June 24, 1963 Based on this example, how did the growing popularity of television affect the civil rights movement? (1 point) Responses It created support as many Black journalists and entertainers were broadcast on television. It created support as many Black journalists and entertainers were broadcast on television. It slowed progress as television stations refused to air coverage of activism and demonstrations. It slowed progress as television stations refused to air coverage of activism and demonstrations. It set the movement back as only scenes of violence and unrest were commonly aired on television. It set the movement back as only scenes of violence and unrest were commonly aired on television. It created sympathy as television broadcasts showed the excessive force used against demonstrators. It created sympathy as television broadcasts showed the excessive force used against demonstrators.

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The correct response is: It created sympathy as television broadcasts showed the excessive force used against demonstrators.

The growing popularity of television played a significant role in the civil rights movement by bringing the struggles and injustices faced by Black Americans into the living rooms of the general public. By broadcasting images of demonstrations, protests, and the violent responses from law enforcement, television helped to garner sympathy and support for the movement from viewers across the country who may not have been aware of or directly affected by the issues of racial discrimination and violence.