selma

9/12/2015

link

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/273895

summary

"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.

tags

protest march ꞏ Drama ꞏ woman director ꞏ alabama ꞏ martin luther king ꞏ president ꞏ civil rights ꞏ 1960s ꞏ selma ꞏ history ꞏ african american history