During this activity, you will follow the fight for African American voting rights in the 1960s by solving a series of clues.

As you complete each step, you will be given a number to a secret code.

You will need to collect all the numbers in the secret code, in the correct order, to complete the activity and unlock the final challenge.


Before you start

Watch the video to learn how people were working to make voting more fair and accessible for all.


Note the song in the background of the video, called We Shall Overcome. This song was often heard at marches and protests. You can hear the full song below. This version was sung at a mass for Jimmie Lee Jackson, whose murder sparked the marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.