City in civil rights history Daily Commuter Crossword Clue Puzzle Answer from July 20, 2024
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Updated Jul 20, 2024
City in civil rights history Daily Commuter Crossword Clue Answer
Let’s find the answers to City in civil rights history Daily Commuter for the July 20, 2024 edition of Daily Commuter crossword puzzle. Answer Contains 5 letters. Start with S and end with A, and the possible solutions are SALSA, SIGMA, SELMA.
The answer is SELMA.
Selma, Alabama, holds significant historical importance in the civil rights movement of the United States. It became a focal point in 1965 during the Selma to Montgomery marches, which were pivotal demonstrations for African-American voting rights. Led by civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., these marches aimed to highlight the systemic barriers preventing African-Americans from exercising their constitutional right to vote.
The violent clash on the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965, known as "Bloody Sunday," galvanized national support for voting rights legislation and brought attention to the injustices faced by African-Americans in the South.
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