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Bridging history: Selma and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 / Office of the House Historian, Office of Art and Archives, Office of the Clerk.
- Format:
- Government document
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
- United States.
- Selma to Montgomery Rights March (1965 : Selma, Ala.).
- Selma to Montgomery Rights March.
- African Americans--Suffrage.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Civil rights--History.
- Genre:
- Internet videos.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (14 min., 4 sec.)) : sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : Office of the House Historian, Office of Art and Archives, Office of the Clerk, [2015?]
- Language Note:
- In English ; closed captioned.
- Summary:
- "On March 7, 1965, peaceful protesters marching for voting rights in Selma, Alabama, were brutally attacked by state troopers. News of what became known as "Bloody Sunday" swept across America, galvanizing public opinion behind voting reform and prompting Congress to pass the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act. Through oral histories, archival footage, and historic photographs, this documentary examines the swift legislative response to the events in Selma. Watch as House Members and staff track the path of the Voting Rights Act from inception, through committee, and onto the desk of President Lyndon B. Johnson"--Landing page.
- Participant:
- Narrator: Matthew Wasniewski.
- Notes:
- In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
- Streaming video file.
- "Produced by Office of the Historian, Office of Communications, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives"--End credits.
- "Researched and written by Jacqueline Burns, Publication specialist, Office of the Historian"--End credits.
- Description based on online resource, title from title frame (House.gov, viewed June 4, 2024).
- OCLC:
- 1437796685
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