The purpose of the Selma to Montgomery march in 1965 was primarily to demand a constitutional amendment to prohibit states from using race to prevent a person from voting. The march was a response to racial discrimination in voting and aimed to highlight the need for legal protections to ensure voting rights for African Americans.
What was the purpose of the Selma to Montgomery march in 1965?(1 point)
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to demand an amendment to guarantee equal protection under the laws
to demand an amendment to guarantee equal protection under the laws
to demand that Congress pass a civil rights law ending segregation in public places
to demand that Congress pass a civil rights law ending segregation in public places
to demand a constitutional amendment to prohibit states from using race to prevent a person from voting
to demand a constitutional amendment to prohibit states from using race to prevent a person from voting
to demand that Jim Crow laws that suppressed Black voter registration be changed
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