Selma: The Movie” Discussion Guide 1. Gandhi called nonviolent action “the greatest and most active force in the world.” What do you think about nonviolence as a strategy to make change?
2. What event triggers awareness of the situa:on of Civil Rights in Alabama?
3. Why did they choose to hold the march in Selma?
4. Why were vo:ng rights so important to the Civil Rights movement? 5. How were vo:ng rights being restricted in Selma?
6. How did the media figure into the Selma campaign?
7. Why were people willing to risk their safety to par:cipate in the civil rights movement?
8. How did everyday people help bring about change?
9. How was Mar:n Luther King Jr. portrayed in the film? How is this view different/the same from your previously held view of him?
10. Describe the rela:onship between Mar:n Luther King, Jr. and President Johnson?
11. Why might President Johnson been placed in a difficult situa:on with King’s push on the Equal Vo:ng Rights act?
12. What confirms Mar:n Luther King’s resolve that Selma is the place for this demonstra:on?
13. There are three marches; what occurs at each of the marches?

14. What is the legacy of the march in Selma?