What was the purpose of the Selma to Montgomery march in 1965?

to demand an amendment to guarantee equal protection under the laws.

to demand a constitutional amendment to prohibit states from using race to prevent a person from voting.

to demand that Congress pass a civil rights law ending segregation in public places.

to demand that Jim Crow laws that suppressed Black voter registration be changed.

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The purpose of the Selma to Montgomery march in 1965 was to demand that Jim Crow laws that suppressed Black voter registration be changed.