This key facts covers Selma & "Bloody Sunday" (March 1965) within Voting Rights for GCSE History. Revise Voting Rights in America 1920-1973 for GCSE History with 10 exam-style questions and 4 flashcards. This topic appears regularly enough that it should still be part of a steady revision cycle. It is section 2 of 9 in this topic. Use this key facts to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
Topic position
Section 2 of 9
Practice
10 questions
Recall
4 flashcards
🩸 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