-What Was the Purpose of This Photograph That Was Taken

question 14

Multiple Choice

-What was the purpose of this photograph that was taken on the march from Selma to Montgomery the week after "Bloody Sunday" and features civil rights protestors praying in front of a billboard claiming Martin Luther King Jr. was a communist?

• A) to show that King and his followers were devout Christians intent on promoting a democratic nation
• B) to demonstrate that, through prayer, these activists espoused nonviolent beliefs in advancing civil rights
• C) to ascertain that they had the First Amendment right of religious freedom despite the color of their skins
• D) to counter charges from ultra-conservative groups that the Civil Rights Movement was intentionally provoking violence so a communist revolution could take place

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