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In this activity, students will examine documents from the FBI case file about Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. They will answer questions to show understanding of the events that took place, and how the spread of information about Selma impacted the Civil Rights Movement. They will also be asked to think about whether the Federal Government would have acted differently if the FBI knew that the public may be able to see their files — the Government was not required to release records like this until the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) gave the public the right to request Federal agency records in 1966.
- Subject:
- History
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Provider:
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Provider Set:
- DocsTeach
- Author:
- National Archives
- Date Added:
- 02/14/2024