Read the scenario.On March 7, 1965, hundreds of civil rights activists began a peaceful march from Selma, Alabama, to the capitol in Montgomery. They were protesting in favor of voting rights for African Americans. As the marchers crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, they were attacked by state troopers on foot and on horseback. The troopers severely beat and tear-gassed the marchers, even though they did not fight back. The encounter was filmed and shown on national news that night. The p