Question

Select all that apply.

Which of the following statements about the events in Selma are true?

Question 2 options:

A.) The first time marchers tried to cross the bridge, they were attacked and beaten by state troopers.

B.) Many Americans were sickened by what they saw on television.

C.) More than twenty thousand people joined the final, successful Selma to Montgomery march to show they supported the civil rights movement.

Answer 1

the answers are A,C,B

(i took the test)

and there was another option/question but they didnt add it.

Answer 2

The true statements are these:
A.) The first time marchers tried to cross the bridge, they were attacked and beaten by state troopers.
B.) Many Americans were sickened by what they saw on television.

There were roughly 2,000 (not 20,000) who made the successful march from Selma to Montgomery, March 21-25, 1965. When they arrived in Montgomery, they were met by a crowd of nearly 50,000 supporters, both blacks and whites in that supportive group.