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Selma 1965 A Bridge Too Far
Selma 1965 A Bridge Too Far
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1
The Edmund Pettus Bridge was named after a what?
Governor
Confederate General
President
Union General
2
Original marchers bloodied and injured roused support for the Selma VotingRights Campaign by
being televised
radio news
word of mouth
3
King was meant to attend the first march, but didn't. Official excuse?
too tired
marriage problems
Church business
too drunk
4
That night, a white group beat and murdered a Minister/civil rights activist called?
James Reece
James Joy
James Reeb
James Brown
5
After the Civil Rights Act 1964 was achieved, what did the focus turn to?
Vietnam
Voter Registration
Civil Rights
Education
6
The March 9 second march would become known as?
Turnaround Tuesday
Cowardly Tuesday
Gutless Tuesday
Whimpy Tuesday
7
The first march took place on March 7 and was called for because?
need for exercise
death of activist
boredom
to enjoy weather
8
The first march on February 26, 1965 became known as?
Lazy Sunday
Bludgeon Sunday
Bloody Selma
Bloody Sunday
9
In1996, the 54-mile Selma-to-Montgomery trail became an historic trail.
True
False
10
The 600 marchers on the first march were attacked at the base of what brige?
Edgar Pettus
Edward Petrus
Edmund Pettus
Edmund Pattus
11
The third march started March 21 and was?
Protected by Nat Troops
Unprotected
Protected by Gov Wallace
Protected by Klan
12
Which President's administration had been working on a voting rights law?
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
John F Kennedy
George Bush
13
King's actions at Selma caused many young black activists to?
Loose faith in King
Follow King
Admire King
Support SCLS
14
Discriminatory practices disenfranchised most Afro Americans in South. What is disenfranchised?
able to vote
unable to vote
voting
not wanting to vote
15
Later in 1965 the Civil Rights groups gained the victory they sought in form of?
Compensation
President apology
Voter Rights Act
Historic Trail
16
The Governor of Alabama during 1965 was?
Governor Womble
Governor Waffle
Governor Warble
Governor Wallace
17
On the second march when the troopers stepped aside to let them pass, King led marchers where?
on to Montgomery
back to the church
to McDonalds
into the troops
18
Obama visited Selma to mark the what anniversary?
60th
50th
75th
40th
19
Activists publicized the three protest marches to walk the 54-mile highway from Selma to?
Montgomery
Mississippi
Alabama
Money
20
What year were the three Selma to Montgomery marches in?
1955
1965
1964
1960