What Happened to Civil Rights Protesters as They Attempted to Cross

question 9

Multiple Choice

What happened to civil rights protesters as they attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge on the March 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery?

• A) They were allowed to cross peacefully, a great achievement for King and the movement.
• B) They were highly criticized by most middle-class blacks.
• C) The police tear-gassed and beat the demonstrators, all of which was captured on television.
• D) They received notice of the passage of the Civil Rights Act, and the protest march became a great celebration.

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