7.11 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing & the Montgomery Marches

Open Ended

Why is important that people vote?

Open Ended

What could happen if a particular group was not allowed to vote?

​Bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church (3:16) YouTube

​The Story of Bloody Sunday (5:05) YouTube

​Sound Smart: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (1:42) YouTube

Multiple Choice

Many people wanted to help change the voting rights. So, in 1965, about 2000 people joined together to walk 54 miles from _________________ to Montgomery.

• Dothan

• Tuskegee

• Selma

• Phoenix City

Multiple Choice

In what city did the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing take place?

• Mobile,Al

• Wetumpka, Al

• Birmingham,Al

• Tuscaloosa, Al

Multiple Choice

What bridge did they cross that led them to a blockade or state troopers?

• Golden Gate Bridge

• Edmund Pettus Bridge

• Tower Bridge

• Brooklyn Bridge

Multiple Select

How did Bloody Sunday help to get the Voting Rights Act of 1964 passed?

Choose all that apply.

• Millions of Americans were upset about the event after watching it on TV

• The event caused a surge in civil rights activism

• Many people reached out to their representatives in Congress demanding that they take action against rules and laws that allowed discrimination

• It did not help to get the Civil Rights Act passed.

Multiple Choice

Literacy tests were designed to:

• Test a voter's ability to read

• Inform voters of the issues

• Prevent most voters from passing

• Ensure that voters were well-educated

Multiple Choice

Voter suppression in the South led to:

• All-white state governments

• Racist policies like segregation

• Second-class citizenship for Black Americans

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 led to a population of voters that was more:

• Diverse

• Conservative

• Unified

• Middle Class

Multiple Choice

What happens when voter turnout increases?

• The government increases in size

• More citizens’ voices are heard

• More officials are voted out

• All of the above