以投票創造改變 Voting for Change

金恩並未因而退縮，他們再次聚集遊行，這一次的地點是蒙哥馬利郡。

數天之前，詹森總統對國會和所有美國人發表了演說，闡釋投票權法案的內容，在賽爾碼市的抗議事件與暴力衝突之後，正是宣佈的好時機。

在8月6日，詹森總統簽署了1965年制訂的投票權法案，金恩和其他抗議者的行動成功地改變了法律規範，聯邦政府將幫助黑人同胞善用自己的投票權。

Days before, President Johnson had addressed Congress and America. He introduced the Voting Rights Act. After the Selma protests and violence, the time was right.

On August 6, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965. King and the other protesters' actions had successfully led to legal change. Now the federal government would help blacks use their right to vote.

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