The movie I chose to watch is “Selma,” from 2014. The film opens with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. receiving the Nobel Peace Prize and shifts to the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, by the Ku Klux Klan, resulting in the deaths of four Black girls. Following this, the movie shows Alice Cooper in Selma, Alabama trying to register to vote, but the white registrar asks her impossible questions to deny her. One of these questions is to name all sixty-seven county judges in Alabama. The bombing of the church prompted MLK to meet with Lyndon B. Johnson to advocate for voting rights for All Black citizens unencumbered. However, LBJ believes that the “war on poverty” is more important than the right to vote. Afterward,
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The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) clashes with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) over strategies. The activists continue to raise awareness among the white population, aiming to raise awareness about the injustices faced by African Americans. Sheriff Jim Clark’s oppressive tactics in Selma draw comparisons to the infamous Bull Connor in Birmingham. The protesters marched to the courthouse, staging non-violent demonstrations and strategically concentrating their actions in one location. The aggressive response from law enforcement has led to multiple arrests, including that of MLK. Alabama Governor George Wallace vocally opposes the movement. Throughout the turmoil, Coretta King meets with Malcolm X, who advocates for a more radical approach to gaining white support for the civil rights cause. A night march turns violent, culminating in the tragic shooting of Jimmie Lee Jackson by police officers. MLK presents a proposal for a Selma to Montgomery march to President Johnson, but LBJ disagrees with the march. Despite the opposition, the Selma to Montgomery march …show more content…
The officers launched a violent attack on the protesters, beating them with clubs and firing tear gas canisters as mounted officers trampled the demonstrators and chased them down. The scene is chaotic, with screams and cries filling the air as the activists try to flee and seek shelter from the vicious assault. The brutal attack was televised to the nation and became known as “Bloody Sunday.” LBJ tried to persuade MLK to postpone a second march, but after this attack, MLK had enough and joined the march. Joining them were clergy members and white Americans who wanted to help; one-third of the protesters in the second march were white. As the troopers, who stood as well for the first time, withdrew, MLK and the others behind him, kneeled, prayed, and silently walked away from the bridge. Later that night, James Reeb, a white protester, was beaten to death by an angry guy on a street in Selma. During a phone call, MLK is frustrated at LBJ as the family of Reeb receives condolences from the president, but Jimmie Lee Jackson’s family does not receive the same level of condolence as
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) clashes with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) over strategies. The activists continue to raise awareness among the white population, aiming to raise awareness about the injustices faced by African Americans. Sheriff Jim Clark’s oppressive tactics in Selma draw comparisons to the infamous Bull Connor in Birmingham. The protesters marched to the courthouse, staging non-violent demonstrations and strategically concentrating their actions in one location. The aggressive response from law enforcement has led to multiple arrests, including that of MLK. Alabama Governor George Wallace vocally opposes the movement. Throughout the turmoil, Coretta King meets with Malcolm X, who advocates for a more radical approach to gaining white support for the civil rights cause. A night march turns violent, culminating in the tragic shooting of Jimmie Lee Jackson by police officers. MLK presents a proposal for a Selma to Montgomery march to President Johnson, but LBJ disagrees with the march. Despite the opposition, the Selma to Montgomery march …show more content…
The officers launched a violent attack on the protesters, beating them with clubs and firing tear gas canisters as mounted officers trampled the demonstrators and chased them down. The scene is chaotic, with screams and cries filling the air as the activists try to flee and seek shelter from the vicious assault. The brutal attack was televised to the nation and became known as “Bloody Sunday.” LBJ tried to persuade MLK to postpone a second march, but after this attack, MLK had enough and joined the march. Joining them were clergy members and white Americans who wanted to help; one-third of the protesters in the second march were white. As the troopers, who stood as well for the first time, withdrew, MLK and the others behind him, kneeled, prayed, and silently walked away from the bridge. Later that night, James Reeb, a white protester, was beaten to death by an angry guy on a street in Selma. During a phone call, MLK is frustrated at LBJ as the family of Reeb receives condolences from the president, but Jimmie Lee Jackson’s family does not receive the same level of condolence as