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Selma & "Bloody Sunday" (March 1965)

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🩸 Selma & "Bloody Sunday" (March 1965)

What: March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama for voting rights

March 7: State troopers attacked marchers with clubs and tear gas on Edmund Pettus Bridge — "Bloody Sunday"

Television: 50 million Americans watched the violence

Result: LBJ pushed Voting Rights Act through Congress

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The Two Key Laws — Must Know!Why Did the Voting Rights Campaign Succeed in 1965?Setting the Scene: Edmund Pettus Bridge, March 7, 1965 Selma — Why Here, Why Now?

Practice Questions for Voting Rights

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ban in order to increase Black voter registration in the South?

A. Poll taxes on all voters
B. Literacy tests used to prevent Black citizens from registering to vote
C. Segregation in all public places
D. Employment discrimination based on race

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On 7 March 1965, Civil Rights marchers were attacked by state troopers on a bridge in Selma, Alabama. What is this event known as?

A. Black Thursday
B. The Freedom Ride
C. Bloody Sunday
D. The Children's Crusade

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Quick Recall Flashcards

What did the 24th Amendment (1964) do?

Abolished poll taxes in federal elections — removed one key barrier to Black voting; Voting Rights Act (1965) went further with literacy tests and federal registrars

Civil Rights Act 1964 — key provisions?

Banned discrimination in public places + employment; federal enforcement power

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The Two Key Laws — Must Know!

Why Did the Voting Rights Campaign Succeed in 1965?