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How bloodshed in Selma led to the US Voting Rights Act 1965

Witness: Witness Black History by BBC

Mar 7, 20259:53Society & Culture

In March 1965, hundreds of peaceful civil rights protesters in Selma were brutally beaten by Alabama state troops. They had been marching to demonstrate against the denial of voting rights to Black Americans. The bloodsh...

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How bloodshed in Selma led to the US Voting Rights Act 1965 is an episode from Witness: Witness Black History by BBC. In March 1965, hundreds of peaceful civil rights protesters in Selma were brutally beaten by Alabama state troops. They ha...

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