Bloody Sunday occurred on March 7, 1965, when civil rights activists were violently confronted by law enforcement while attempting to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to demand voting rights. The brutal attack was broadcast on television, shocking the nation and garnering widespread outrage. In response, President Lyndon B. Johnson condemned the violence and called for a swift passage of voting rights legislation. He subsequently introduced the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which aimed to eliminate racial discrimination in voting.
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