Bloody Sunday Flashcards by Sinead M

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Bloody Sunday

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7th March 1965
600 marchers
Selma to Montgomery
peaceful march attacked (clubs and tear gas)

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Contribution of Bloody Sunday to civil rights movement

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attention!!
Amelia boynton beaten sparked national outrage
president signs voting rights act 1965

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Lead up to Bloody Sunday

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only 2% aas on voting rolls
Selma chosen, particularly brutal
Jimmie Lee Jackson shot, catalyst

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