Question

Which statements about the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama are true?

Choose all answers that are correct.

A.
James Reeb, a white minister from Boston, was murdered in Selma by segregationists.

B.
President Johnson refused to intervene or speak publicly on behalf of the marchers.

C.
Television stations across the country refused to show attacks on marchers by police because it was too graphic.

D.
Clergymen from many faiths joined Martin Luther King, Jr. in a "minister's march" to the Alabama capital.

Answer 1

C and D.

Answer 2

"James Reeb was an American Unitarian Universalist minister, pastor and civil rights activist in Washington, D.C. and Boston, Massachusetts. While participating in the Selma Voting Rights Movement actions in Selma, Alabama, in 1965, he was murdered by white segregationists, dying of head injuries in the hospital."-Wikipedia

Answer 3

So A as well?

Answer 4

Sorry!
Just A and D?

Answer 5

Hold on, I'm not sure, I'm researching it.

Answer 6

Okay! :)

Answer 7

I believe it is just A and D because the police didn't exactly attack them, right?
I mean they did but you know.

Answer 8

Yes, I believe that is right.

Answer 9

I couldn't find anything online about the other options, so they most likely didn't occur.

Answer 10

Thanks! :)