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The Path of Justice: Selma & the Voting Rights Act

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The fight for civil rights was one with many perspectives, strategies, and leaders. The outcome was vital to a large swath of Americans who suffered from inequality within the United States. As many as 25,000 people participated in the non-violent Selma March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, from March 21-25 in 1965 in support of the Voting Rights Act. The violent means used to end this march and stop the protesters elicited a response from President Lyndon Baines Johnson.

Read the speech from President Johnson below.  After you’re done reading, answer the document analysis questions.

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