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Nbc Learn: Finishing the Dream: 1965: We Shall Overcome

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A collection of archival video clips highlighting a peaceful protest in Alabama in 1965 that ended in a confrontation with state troopers known as "Bloody Sunday." This was followed by a four-day march with Martin Luther King, Jr., and a speech by President Lyndon Johnson calling for the passage of the Voting Rights Act.

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civil rights, voting rights
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civil rights protest, bloody sunday, civil rights movement, nbc learn: finishing the dream: 1965: we shall overcome, president lyndon johnson, selma to montgomery march, voting rights act, voting rights act 1965, voting rights act of 1965
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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