The correct answer is (B). marchers were attacked by police as they crossed a bridge.
The Selma march was led by John Lewis and other activists aiming to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River en route to Montgomery. But just short of the bridge, they found their way blocked by the local police who ordered them to turn around and go back. When the protesters refused, the officers shot tear gas and waded into the crowd, beating the nonviolent protesters with billy clubs.
The correct answer is b. marchers were attacked by police as they crossed a bridge.
When the marchers reached the Edmund Pettus Bridge they were attacked by the state and local lawmen who used billy clubs and tear gas to drive the protesters back to Selma.
Read about the student protests against the Cold War in the 1960s. ... Do you think the news media turned more people against the Vietnam war or against the antiwar activists? What were the long-term consequences
The United States suffered many costly defeats at the hands of British, Canadian and Native American troops over the course of the War of 1812, including the capture and burning of the nation's capital, Washington, D.C., in August 1814.
