A) The march helped persuade Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that banned states from using literacy tests.
B) The march helped persuade the Supreme Court to end the use of grandfather clauses to restrict voter registration.
C) The march helped persuade Congress to pass the Fifteenth Amendment that prevented states from using race as a barrier to voting.
D) The march helped persuade the state of Alabama to repeal its literacy test law.
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A) The march helped persuade Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that banned states from using literacy tests.
The Selma to Montgomery march in 1965 was a pivotal event in the Civil Rights Movement, leading to the passage of the Voting Rights Act, which aimed to eliminate barriers to voting for African Americans, such as literacy tests.
