political status

Question 1

knowledge

Answer 1

• Dwight D Eisenhower wanted to gain support via the civil rights bill, which ensured all people could exercise the right to vote
• in Selma, Alabama, MLK led people to register to vote as only 3% of black people had the right to vote here.

Question 2

analysis

Answer 2

• democrats tried to weaken the bill and eisenhower made no attempt to restore it
• johnson saw the white backlash and became more likely to pass a new civil rights bill.

Question 3

analysis+

Answer 3

however this actually made clear how unhappy people were with non violent tactics as they were beginning to get impatient.

Question 4

evaluation

Answer 4

selma resulted in the recognition of “bloody sunday”, where state troopers attacked with clubs and tear gas, king stated that this was a “shining moment in the conscious of man” as people were rightful,y outraged and were seeing the issues of discrimination.