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Selma (2014)

Poster for Selma

One dream can change the world.

"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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Ava DuVernay
  • Profile picture of David Oyelowo
    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. David Oyelowo
  • Profile picture of Carmen Ejogo
    Coretta Scott King Carmen Ejogo
  • Profile picture of Tom Wilkinson
    President Lyndon B. Johnson Tom Wilkinson
  • Profile picture of Giovanni Ribisi
    Lee White Giovanni Ribisi
  • Profile picture of Tim Roth
    Gov. George Wallace Tim Roth
  • Profile picture of André Holland
    Andrew Young André Holland
  • Profile picture of Colman Domingo
    Ralph Abernathy Colman Domingo
  • Profile picture of Common
    James Bevel Common

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Keywords

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