Selma+Marches

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​Selma Marches
 * Name of Event (1 pt)**

The marchers left Selma on March 21, 1965 and finally reached Montgomery on March 25th, 1965.
 * When/Where this event took place (2 pts)**

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led 3,200 marchers when the march bgan, by the end of the march he had a strong 25,000.
 * Who was involved? (3 pts)**

There were two other attempted marches before the final march to Montgomery from Selma. The first march had ended due to marchers getting beaten with clubs to discourage them, and during the second march Dr. King just led the marchers to the bridge. The last march, The March to Montgomery, finally made it to the capital and about five months later President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
 * What happened during this event (2-4 sentences) (4 pts)**

This event helped get the Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed. The marches showed the government that voting rights were something blacks strongly wanted. Civil Rights were very important. They helped improve our country and show that we truly are free.
 * What is the significance of this event on the Civil Rights Movement? (4-5 sentences) (8 pts) **

I think this may have been an 8 because the Marches got laws passed that blacks had really wanted. This was a big effect. Also the Voting Rights act occurred shortly after the Marches took place. Usually the new laws blacks wanted wouldn't come around until a long time after. Using Non Violence was important in the movement because if blacks were violence that would have just given whites a reason not to give Civil Rights to African-Americans.
 * On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high) how great of an impact do you think this event had on the Civil Rights Movement? (Explain your reasoning in 4-5 sentences) (8 pts) **


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