Selma To Montgomery Answer Key 5s2470

N° 9 : The voting Rights Act was ed on May 6, 1965 . As a result , African Americans were allowed to to vote and vote freely in the southern states . They were granted equal rights everywhere in America. Following the Voting Rights Act, literacy tests and all other discriminatory measures were ruled out. N° 10 : This March is viewed as one of the last great Human Rights campaigns which raised the nation’s consciousness/ awareness about the fight of Black people for equal rights . King knew he had to use the media to make the entire population of the USA (especially the North) aware of the situation in the South. As a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize he knew his actions would be covered by the media so he had to be there whenever there was racism and transgression of the law. As a consequence, the whole nation and the world quickly became aware of the ill-treatment of Blacks in Selma and more generally in the Southern States. Desegregation was a victory but African Americans were still being physically and verbally abused in the south. That is why Selma is seen as a turning point in US History . Allowing colored people to vote freely would not only enforce their constitutional rights but also give them a chance to defend their interests and to be taken seriously.