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Gr 6 Up—After the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 outlawed segregation in public places, civil rights leaders turned their attention to removing the barriers put in place to keep African Americans from voting in the South. Selma, Alabama, became the focal point for this important fight, and Elizabeth Partridge's book (Viking, 2009) details the rallies, protests, arrests, and violence that occurred there in early 1965—including the horrific Bloody Sunday in which state troopers bruta...Log In or Sign Up to Read More