Selma and the Voting Rights Act
Analysing the "Bloody Sunday" march and the subsequent passage of the 1965 Act.
Key Questions
- 1How did the Selma campaign specifically target the issue of voting rights?
- 2Why was the Voting Rights Act more effective than previous civil rights legislation?
- 3What role did Lyndon B. Johnson play in the legislative success of 1965?
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