Multiple Choice
What happened to civil rights protesters as they attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge on the March 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery?
A) They were allowed to cross peacefully, a great achievement for King and the movement.
B) They were highly criticized by most middle-class blacks.
C) The police tear-gassed and beat the demonstrators, all of which was captured on television.
D) They received notice of the passage of the Civil Rights Act, and the protest march became a great celebration.
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