events in Alabama
To get the Civil Rights Act passed, and over the objections of many civil rights leaders, LBJ had to drop the guaranty of voting rights. By 1965, activists in the civil rights movement “took to the street” to demand a voting rights bill. This movie focuses on events in Alabama when Selma became a central focus and efforts culminated in the march from Selma to Montgomery.
(Was a regular release movie and should be available from many sources)
1. Why did you pick this film?
2. Provide a (short) synopsis of the film. Three to five sentences should be sufficient.
3. Was there a fact or incident you learned about for the first time while watching the film? Please describe the fact or incident.
4. Pick a character or an event depicted in the film that or who really caught your attention and interest. Whether positive or negative, what was it about the character or about the event that impressed you?
5. In what way did the film support what you are learning in Business Law? Or, on the contrary, if the film contradicts something in the Business Law class, please explain the contradiction and provide a brief explanation.
6. Do you think the filmmaker expressed a particular position through the film? If so, please provide what you consider to be the filmmaker’s “argument” and state whether you agree or disagree with it. Why.?
