What methods have Americans used to secure their civil rights? What challenges have they faced? Objective 1. To identify the methods Alabama, and other states, used to prevent African Americans from exercising their right to vote; 2. To describe the events during the marches of March 7, March 9, and March 21-25, 1965; 3. To analyze the roles played by local activists and national organizations in the voting rights campaign in Selma, Alabama; 4. To trace the effect Selma had on Federal voting rights legislation; 5. To identify surviving places in the local area associated with civil rights. Bac Duration: 90 Minutes.