The purpose of the Selma to Montgomery march in 1965 was to demand that Jim Crow laws that suppressed Black voter registration be changed. The march aimed to highlight the struggles faced by African Americans in the South seeking their voting rights and to push for the passage of voting rights legislation.
What was the purpose of the Selma to Montgomery march in 1965? (1 point)
to demand a constitutional
O 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 an amendment to
• guarantee equal protection under the laws
to demand that Jim Crow laws that
O suppressed Black voter registration be changed
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