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Which of these statements describes the effects of the Selma marches?
They caused President Kennedy to argue for civil rights legislation.
They created widespread national sympathy for the civil rights cause.
They damaged the reputation of Martin Luther King, Jr., in the national media.
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Only the second statement is correct.
- They created widespread national sympathy for the civil rights cause — True. Televised violence against marchers (especially "Bloody Sunday") galvanized public opinion and helped build support for federal action.
- They caused President Kennedy to argue for civil rights legislation — False. Kennedy was already dead; it was President Lyndon B. Johnson who used the Selma events to press for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
- They damaged the reputation of Martin Luther King, Jr., in the national media — False. The marches enhanced King's standing as a civil-rights leader and increased sympathy for his movement.
- They created widespread national sympathy for the civil rights cause — True. Televised violence against marchers (especially "Bloody Sunday") galvanized public opinion and helped build support for federal action.
- They caused President Kennedy to argue for civil rights legislation — False. Kennedy was already dead; it was President Lyndon B. Johnson who used the Selma events to press for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
- They damaged the reputation of Martin Luther King, Jr., in the national media — False. The marches enhanced King's standing as a civil-rights leader and increased sympathy for his movement.
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