John Lewis interview

Why was it impossible for John Lewis to register to vote as a young man in Alabama?

• At the time black men and women were not allowed to register to vote.

• He did not have the correct identification

• He was not a legal citizen

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What did John Lewis parents tell him about trying to vote?

• to try his hardest to vote

• Not to get in trouble

• that it was his right and duty

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What was the intended purpose of the 1965 march from Selma, Alabama?

• To demand equal pay

• To end segregation

• To shed light on voting rights issues.

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What did John Lewis say to the crowd in the church after they where dispersed by the state police.

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