Question

President Johnson called for a voting rights bill in 1965 after ________.

• A. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated
• B. He defeated the Republican Barry Goldwater in a landslide election
• C. Betty Friedan and others formed the National Organization for Women
• D. Racial disturbances broke out in Detroit and Los Angeles
• E. A protest march led by Martin Luther King Jr. was met with violence

Answer 1

The correct option is E A protest march led by Martin Luther King Jr. was met with violence

A protest march led by Martin Luther King Jr. was met with violence. Afterwards on August 6th, President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The act, which King sought, authorizes federal examiners to register qualified voters and suspends devices such as literacy tests that aimed to prevent African Americans from voting.