On Selma: A Perspective
Frank has a good review of the movie, “Selma”. See the movie and Read my book, “Red Clay and Roses”!
Originally posted on A Frank Angle:
Selma: The movie
Setting: Selma, Alabama, early 1965 during the Civil Rights era
Me: At the time, a 12-year old living in rural Ohio, and oblivious to the actual meaning of the movement, but aware of events at a 12-year-old level
The movie trailer
From the opening scene, Selma is a historical, powerful, suspenseful drama that took me through many emotions ��� shock, sad, joy, shame, pride, surprise, awe, and probably others. Although I knew elements of the story and how it ends, the film was absorbing and suspenseful. Although it appeared to creep through time, the film moved at a reasonable pace and kept me engaged.
The film centers on important names that I already know: Martin Luther King, Andrew Young, Coretta Scott King, John Lewis, Ralph Abernathy, Malcolm X, Lyndon Johnson, and George Wallace ��� and some important ones that I didn���t know. I don���t know what���
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