Question

during the first selma voting rights march on march 7, 1965,

protesters attacked onlookers with tear gas and hoses.
marchers were attacked by police as they crossed a bridge.
about 25,000 marchers were arrested.
marchers received the voting rights they sought.

Explanation:

Identify the historical event

Using the Voting Rights Act of 1965 knowledge point, we analyze the first Selma to Montgomery march on March 7, 1965, known as "Bloody Sunday."

Analyze the options

• Option 1: Protesters did not attack onlookers; they practiced nonviolent resistance.
• Option 2: State troopers and police attacked peaceful marchers with tear gas and clubs at the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
• Option 3: While arrests occurred during the campaign, 25,000 marchers were not arrested on this day.
• Option 4: Marchers did not immediately receive voting rights; this event catalyzed the passage of the Voting Rights Act later that year.

Determine the correct choice

The first march ended abruptly and violently when police attacked the peaceful marchers as they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

Answer:

• protesters attacked onlookers with tear gas and hoses.
• marchers were attacked by police as they crossed a bridge. (Correct answer)
• about 25,000 marchers were arrested.
• marchers received the voting rights they sought.