Selma to Montgomery marches

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/selma-to-montgomery-marches

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the event?A series of three protest marches advocating for voting rights
2. What is the primary location?Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
3. Why did people march from Selma to Montgomery?They wanted to show that African Americans were being denied the right to vote and to ask the government to help them vote.
4. What was Bloody Sunday?On March 7, 1965, about 600 unarmed protestors were attacked by state troopers when they tried to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

Disenfranchisement: The state of being deprived of the right to vote, often through legal or systemic barriers.
Nonviolent Direct Action: A strategy of achieving political or social goals through methods such as protests, civil disobedience, and boycotts, without resorting to violence.
Federal Protection: Security and enforcement provided by the national government, often in situations where state or local authorities are unwilling or unable to act.