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Selma (2014) Movie Guide for Teachers
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Selma (2014) Movie Guide for Teachers
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Rating: PG-13. Ideally, in terms of understanding complicated content, this film is best suited for students of high school age or older. Selma covers controversies in King's private life (adultery), which will inevitably bring awkwardness and giggles from junior high kids, counterproductive to learning from the movie.
 
Length: 128 minutes (2 hours, 8 minutes).
 
This acclaimed film focuses on Martin Luther King's (1929-1968) role in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Despite some controversy regarding Selma's treatment of President Lyndon Johnson, historical accuracy is excellent. The film opens with King's acceptance of the Noble Peace Prize, through his involvement in the Selma to Montgomery marches (March 7-25, 1965).
 
This film features portrayals of many historical figures. We have created a worksheet with the names of ten of them: Annie Lee Cooper, Coretta Scott King, Governor George Wallace, J. Edgar Hoover, Lyndon B. Johnson, Mahalia Jackson, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph Abernathy, and Sheriff Jim Clark. Teachers may consider adding Andrew Young and John Lewis, as well. Click here to print this sheet. We strongly recommend having students research (and take notes) on each person before watching the movie, in order to better understand the events as they are presented. Additional notes can be taken during the film.
 
Creators and Cast: Andre Holland, Ava DuVernay, Bradford Young, Carmen Ejogo, Clay Chappell, Colman Domingo, Common, Cuba Gooding, Jr., David Dwyer, David Oyelowo, Dylan Baker, Ebony Billups, Elijah Oliver, Giovanni Ribisi, Haviland Stillwell, Jim France, Jordan Christina Rice, Ledisi Anibade Young, Lorraine Toussaint, Martin Sheen, Mikeria Howard, Nadej K. Bailey, Nigel Thatch, Oprah Winfrey, Paul Webb, Tim Roth, Tom Wilkinson, Trinity Simone
 
 
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