Civil Rights and Voting Rights Quiz
During the first Selma voting rights march on March 7, 1965,
marchers were attacked by police as they crossed a bridge.
The Civil Rights Act that passed in 1964
was stronger than the first draft of the act.
The "I Have a Dream" speech referred to which historic American document?
the Declaration of Independence
Which event occurred in August of 1963?
the March on Washington
The governor of Alabama during the Selma voting rights marches was
George Wallace.
How was African American voter registration affected by the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
It increased significantly.
Who gave an historically important speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What does the table show about how Congress voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1957? Check all that apply.
More Democrats than Republicans opposed the bill. The majority of both parties voted in favor of the bill. All Senate Republicans voted in favor of the bill.
A result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was that
as African American registration increased, the number of African Americans elected increased.
A goal of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was to
demand legal equality for African Americans.