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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Organizing to Demand Rights

Question 9 • EAP-Virginia and US History B CR

What was the goal of the Selma March?

Answer
A
force police officers to resign
B
insist that Governor Wallace secure voting rights
C
ask the Supreme Court for protection
D
ask Governor Wallace to end poll taxes

Explanation

The Selma March was part of the civil rights campaign to secure voting rights for African Americans in Alabama. Marchers sought to pressure Alabama Governor George Wallace to protect those rights. The goal was not to force police officers to resign or to ask him specifically to end poll taxes.

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