Selma Parade

Marques 2022-10-01 14:10:01

The film "Selma March"
tells the story of the unfair treatment of black people in Selma City in the 1960s. This is actually a problem in the United States. The film focuses on the unfair treatment of black people on buses. There was a big march. As a representative of the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has naturally become a black leader. He has been committed to the efforts of black people to be discriminated against. His speech "I have a dream" made him appear in Time Magazine. , won the Nobel Peace Prize. He advocated non-violent marching, no confrontation, and the way of sit-ins, deeply influenced by Gandhi. He advocated that black people have the right to vote, and as long as they have the right to vote and have civil rights, they can protect the freedom of black people and not be restricted by unfair laws.
It is said that in 1955, a black woman was sentenced to two years in prison by the court for not giving up her seat to a white person on a bus. A series of events caused Martin Luther King to participate in the black movement. After hard work, in the end, President Johnson passed the bill. At this point, black talents finally had the right to vote. Unfortunately, Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968 at the age of 39. On Luther King Day, in 2011, he was given a sculpture in front of Congress. Before that, only Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt and other presidents had specifications.

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Selma quotes

  • Martin Luther King Jr.: [from trailer] WE MUST MAKE A MASSIVE DEMONSTRATION!

  • Martin Luther King Jr.: We will not wait any longer!

    [church congregation applauds]

    Martin Luther King Jr.: Give us the vote!

    Jimmie Lee Jackson: [stands up and applauds] That's right - no more!

    Martin Luther King Jr.: We're not asking - we're demanding! Give us the vote!

    [church congregation resoundingly repeats and applauds]

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