Violence In Selma

The happenings in Selma, Alabama during the year 1965, served as a catalyst to the Voting Rights Act, which eliminated any discrimination at the polls all over America, and the catalyst for these happenings in Selma was Jimmie Lee Jackson. The historical drama, Selma, tells the story of Selma, Alabama in 1965. It is not a documentary therefore, some details were changed, exaggerated or left out due to the fact that this is a historical drama. The movie, Selma, serves the purpose of showing the events in Selma and how they influenced the conclusion of the movie, the passing of the Voting Rights Act by Lyndon B. Johnson. This film is considered a drama therefore, some things are dramatized to compel the audience to feel a certain way, however,

The movie Selma is about 1965 campaign by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to protect the equal voting right for African-American citizens. So the main theme of this movie is that every citizen should have a right to vote and all citizens should have equal voting rights. This movie is likewise loaded with religious and profound themes in regards to the power of love, encounter with insidiousness and abhors, the power of confidence, the power of religious groups, boldness, and freedom. Selma demonstrates a significant occasion in current U.S. history and with remedies for its deception identifying with President Johnson, can upgrade a unit on the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and additionally

Selma to Montgomery. Violent resistance being inflicted on them by the state and local authorities

“There never was a moment in American history more honorable and more inspiring than the pilgrimage of clergymen and laymen of every race and faith pouring into Selma to face danger at the side of its embattled Negroes ”… These words said by Martin Luther King Jr. marked a new dawn for African Americans and their right to freedom as citizens of the United States. The march from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama brought equality to blacks and changed the course of American history.

In Selma, Dr. King continued to organize and motivate blacks to march peacefully until they get the right to vote. On February 10, 1965, a group of students banded together and protested in front the courthouse where they were beaten with clubs, hit by police cars and electric cattle prods and held in jail for several days. Every day, there were marchers and arrests, many people were often beaten by the police. Dr. King announced that a march will be held on March 7, 1965 from Selma to Montgomery to voice their grievances. Marchers gathered at the Brown Chapel and around four in the afternoon, led by SCLC workers, Hosea Williams and John Lewis started their journey. As they approached Edmund Pettus Bridge, there stood Sheriff Clarke and State

The film Selma takes place during the Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama during 1965. However, there were more struggles going on in the United States than just the black civil rights movement led by Martin Luther King, Jr. Mexican Americans struggled for fair wages at their jobs as migrant workers, and the United States fought an ideological war abroad in

Even though the marchers faced violent opposition and met with conflict, they continued their demonstrations. The books and the movie displayed controversy throughout. One example is during the first attempt to cross the bridge, when the marchers were met by the Alabama State Troopers. It went very dark, very quick, as the troopers barged towards them, making this day known as “Bloody Sunday”, March 7, 1965. When asked for his comments in the movie by the press after the merciless attack on the marchers, King says “While rageful violence continues towards the unarmed people of Selma, while they are assaulted with tear gas and batons like enemy in a war, no citizen of this country can call themselves blameless, for we all bear a responsibility for our fellow man. I am appealing to men and

Lara Walweel Selma Selma is a movie Directed by Ava DuVernay talks about Blacks’ historic struggle to secure their rights of voting and prohibit discrimination based on race or color. Early in 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a dangerous campaign in the city of Selma; which had a 50 percent black population. They were treated unequally, with no rights to vote like other Americans. A lot of blacks had a violent treating, killed by the Ku Klux Klan movement, treated of violence by whites, and couldn’t walk freely in the public places. This discrimination and violent treating of blacks moved King’s feelings to demand and secure their rights to be treated equal and vote as any other white in the country.

In March 1965, hundreds began the first of many attempts to march from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery, Alabama, in support of equal voting rights. The fight for black voting rights has been happening for many years a before the march. In February 18, 1965, the death of Jimmie Lee. Jackson during a peaceful march sparked the Selma to Montgomery marches. March 7, 1965, about 600 marchers were signifying voter’s rights and remembering Jackson’s sacrifice (Wynn T. Linda). The march was stopped by state troopers at the Edmund Pettus Bridge injuring many demonstrators. That day was called Bloody Sunday because of all the injuries the police caused. The nation saw everything that has happened on the broadcast and encourage many other to

Martin Luther king Jr. was an activist who was an important key person in the civil rights movement. He is really well known for his great achievements using his nonviolent movement to get the black people in America the justice and equality that they deserved. In the movie “Selma” the movie represents one of the biggest marches by Martin Luther King Jr. in memory of the girls who were killed in Selma, Alabama. Since his involvement in the civil rights movement, the world and opportunities for the African Americans has changed. The African Americans were the group that were not given many rights that they deserved and their socio –economic status was really poor due to the unfair treatment and racism they suffered from the majority.

The Selma Freedom March was done in order to take the bull by the horns and gain the right to vote with no tests or discrimination, while promoting peace and equal rights. The Freedom March took place in Montgomery, Alabama on the Edmund Pettus bridge where those, white or black marched 54 miles to the end promoting a mass demonstration to achieve equal voting rights.

In March 1965 a group of African Americans marched from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. In protest of black people being denied the right to vote in some places in the South. Rosa was watching the march from her home in Detroit. She witnessed white Alabama State Troopers brutally attack the marchers. Martin Luther King

“Selma”, I have a love hate relationship with this movie every time I see it. Mostly because it depict the horrible terror, that most of us American don’t want to take into consideration. The movie “Selma” give a vivid depiction of our dark past. While also explaining and bringing to light the things we are currently battling as a nation. In the movie we see the iconic Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other iconic civil right leaders come together in the small southern time call Selma.

In the movie Selma, directed by Ava DuVernay showcases a lot of social injustice during the 1960 's. The portion of the film that I focused on in Selma was the migration scene, which is about seventy minutes into the movie. Within the migration scene from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, several cinematic devices play a pivotal role in understanding why white supremacist attacked black people during the 1960 's. The scene showcases a group of African Americans that band together from the city of Selma and wants to march in a peaceful manner to Montgomery, Alabama. However, their movement was halted when police block the town 's bridge. The townspeople decide not to back down and want to continue their migration; however, the police argue that if they do not return home, the cops will assault them. This leads to the simple assault of African Americans by white supremacist American cops, which was documented by an undercover news reporter. The scene cuts back and forth between the rioting between the blacks and police and shouting and yelling of Caucasian supremacist bystanders that proudly showcase their Confederate flag and racial slurs. During the whole debacle, the song "Walk with Us" by Martha Bass is played and has considerable importance for African Americans at this time. This scene shows that there is a long-standing racism against African Americans from white supremacist Southerners and only became more riled up with the equal rights movement in the 1960 's. Ava

Equality and Justice - false promises a nation was created to protect. The historical drama, Selma (2014), directed by Ava DuVernay, depicts some of the struggles African-Americans faced in the pursuit of equality and justice during the mid 1950’s to 1960’s, and the role Martin Luther King Jr. played in his attempt to overcome such inequalities. Even before its release, Selma received backlash from critics who claimed it falsely depicted Lyndon B. Johnson at odds with Martin Luther King Jr, and alleged that the murder of the four girls at the Birmingham Church occurred in September 1963, rather than at the end of 1964, which the film suggests. Regardless of such claims, the film, Selma, does depict a historical event set forth by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965. During this time period, racial segregation was prominent, especially in the southern states. The government justified such segregation based on the 14th Amendment’s wording of “separate but equal”. However, many African-Americans were dissatisfied and demanded true equality. It was not until the mid 1960’s, after Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, that racial tension began to decline. Although Martin Luther King Jr.’s role was invaluable in the Civil Rights Movement and required great courage, Selma aims to portray a complex side of King, mixing his bravery and determination with self-doubts and internal conflicts in his pursuit of justice and equality.