Ruth Boro Professor Hernandez English 1302-71701 November 16, 2016 A Marxist Analysis of the film, Selma. Selma is a 2014 historical drama movie, written by Paul Webb and directed by Ava Duvernay, based on the events that took place in Selma to Montgomery in 1965 when African Americans were protesting and fighting for their legal right to vote. The marches were led by Martin Luther King, Jr and John Lewis. According to an article by Daniel D’addario, "the film examines a pivotal period in the last

African Americans fought peacefully for their right to vote. By marching from Selma to Montgomery, African Americans pathed the way to the establishment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which then allowed them to exercise their voting rights. The beginning of the fight for voting rights began in February of 1965. Due to only one percent of African Americans being able to vote in Selma in 1965, protests broke out across Selma, Alabama and Marion, Alabama, (Digital History, “Voting Rights”).

The film Selma directed by Ava DuVernay expertly represents the struggles African-Americans and supporters faced while advocating for an end to the corrupt exploitation of the civil rights of African-Americans. The issues that African-Americans contested during the film accurately represents the sentiment of many African-Americans during the Civil Rights movement. Because of the compelling and despairingly honest depiction of the struggles that the African-American community faced during this time

King was the leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950 and 1960. His nonviolent approach to social reform and political activism, characterized by mass marches and large gatherings designed to demonstrate both the widespread acceptance of the tenets of civil rights and the barbarism of those who opposed them, contrasted with the confrontational methods espoused by Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam. King's Letter from Birmingham City Jail (1963) and the 1963 speech in

During the 20th century, racism was a very large issue in America. Abraham Lincoln had freed all the slaves by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863; however, that did not get rid of the large amount of segregation and violence towards black Americans. During the Civil Rights Movement, that started in 1954, there were many African American activists fighting for freedom and equality. The most significant of these activists was Martin Luther King, Jr. One of King’s most influential speeches

Growing as the youngest, with the knowledge and wisdom from others I have gained a lot. Born in Ohio where criminal minds are at stake and raised in Selma with less opportunity. Not having a father figure for all of my 16 years is pretty different. Having most things not handed to you but earned being the youngest of 3, mentioning over 5+ people in one roof is not easy. However, through all the obstacles there was still a way. These are some of the accomplishments I have did over my high school years

One historic example of racial bias in the police force is Dr.King 's march from Selma. In Marion, Alabama on February 18, a group of peaceful demonstrators were attacked by white segregationists. During this attack one of the younger demonstrators, Jimmie Lee Jackson, was killed by a state trooper. In response, Dr Martin Luther King led a 54 mile march early in 1965 in Montgomery, Alabama from Selma that lasted five days to the capital where many oppressed black citizens had been campaigning for

In SELMA, a movie directed by an African American women, Ava DuVernays showcases a very specific movement in our history’s book space/time when Dr. Martin Luther King (David Oyelowo) organized marches and led dangerous campaigns to win equal voting rights for African American people who were prevented from registering to vote in the south. The movie’s central action is about the Voting Rights Act movement in 1965, which led to three dramatic marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. The central