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QuizMultiple Choice

Civil Rights and Voting Rights — Unit test

Question 5 • 11011de2 CONNECTED Fall 2026 NM-US History and Geography S2

A result of the Selma voting rights marches was that

Answer
A
few Americans felt their effect.
B
support for voting rights decreased.
C
support for voting rights increased.
D
the Twenty-Fourth Amendment passed.

Explanation

The Selma marches brought national attention to the barriers and violence faced by Black people trying to register and vote. That attention helped build public support for stronger voting-rights protections, contributing to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. So the correct choice is “support for voting rights increased.”

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