Selma Flashcards
1
Q
When was the Selma campaign?
A
Sunday 7th March 1965
2
Q
What happened at Selma?
A
When 600 peaceful protesters crossed Edmund Pettus Bridge, they were attacked by State troopers.
3
Q
What did the event at Selma become known as?
A
‘Bloody Sunday’
4
Q
What did Martin Luther King in response to Bloody Sunday?
A
He set out on a March across the same bridge and knelt on the bridge in solidarity with the victims
5
Q
What happened in the aftermath of Selma?
A
President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act bill in August 1965
6
Q
What did white officials do to prevent black people for registering to vote?
A
They did literacy tests. Also fear stopped them from registering.
