Civil Rights And Voting Rights

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An important effect of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was that

it raised awareness of civil rights through TV coverage.

During the first Selma voting rights march on March 7, 1965,

marchers were attacked by police as they crossed a bridge.

The "I Have a Dream" speech referred to which historic American document?

the Declaration of Independence

The governor of Alabama during the Selma voting rights marches was

George Wallace.

Which provisions did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 include?

new enforcement tools for federal laws

A goal of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was to

demand legal equality for African Americans.

How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 stop discrimination in areas where voter eligibility tests were previously used?

It required federal supervision.

The Civil Rights Act that passed in 1964

NOT was rewritten in response to a Senate filibuster.

Civil rights activists challenged Southern voting laws because they conflicted with

the Fifteenth Amendment.

Which event occurred in August of 1963?

the March on Washington


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