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Civil Rights and Voting Rights

Question 2 • 11011de2 CONNECTED Fall 2026 NM-US History and Geography S2

During the first Selma voting rights march on March 7, 1965,

Answer
A
protesters attacked onlookers with tear gas and hoses.
B
marchers were attacked by police as they crossed a bridge.
C
about 25,000 marchers were arrested.
D
marchers received the voting rights they sought.

Explanation

On March 7, 1965, the first Selma voting rights march—later known as Bloody Sunday—was stopped at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Police attacked the marchers with tear gas and clubs as they crossed it. The marchers did not attack onlookers, and they were not granted voting rights that day.

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