"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.
Movie tag line: "One dream can change the world."
Production companies:
Character: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Character: Coretta Scott King
Character: President Lyndon B. Johnson
Character: Lee White
Character: Gov. George Wallace
Character: Andrew Young
Character: Ralph Abernathy
Character: James Bevel
Character: John Lewis
Character: James Orange
Character: Jimmie Lee Jackson
Character: Annie Lee Cooper
Character: Diane Nash
Character: Fred Gray
Character: Bayard Rustin
Character: Sullivan Jackson
Character: Amelia Boynton
Character: John Doar
Character: Chief Wilson Baker
Character: Frederick Reese
Character: J. Edgar Hoover
Character: Mahalia Jackson
Character: Richie Jean Jackson
Character: Rev. C.T. Vivian
Character: Rev. Hosea Williams
Character: Viola Lee Jackson
Character: Malcolm X
Character: James Forman
Character: Sheriff Jim Clark
Character: James Reeb
Character: Viola Liuzzo
Character: Col. Al Lingo
Character: Aide
Character: President's Secretary
Character: Elder Marcher
Character: White Marcher
Character: Cager Lee
Character: Young Marcher
Character: Gunnar Jahn
Character: Major Cloud
Character: Roy Reed
Character: Jackson's Daughter
Character: Frank Minis Johnson (uncredited)