Martin Luther King Jr and the March to Success

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_(film)

The movie Selma, takes us back to the time when colored people were fighting for their rights. And when I use the word “fighting” I meant things like boycotting, marches, sit ins, all acts of non-violence. The film mainly focuses on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, but at the same time it showcases the people who helped Dr. King become the great person that we all know today.

From this movie, I learned that not only was Dr. King able to successful gather the colored community into joining forces, but he also got help from the white community too. After his speech, concerning the first non-successful march to the capital, many white viewers who saw what happened, voiced their opinion by participating in the next march that Dr. King led. To me, that was surprising, for Dr. King to have white supporters. During this time, everything was separated. From bathrooms, restaurants, schools everything. I was impressed that many stepped up to fight for equality.

The one thing that I love about this film is that it focused on how passionate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and his followers were fighting for equality. It showed Dr. King giving speeches, young organizations being involved, and fighting against the law. Dr. King went around leading marches, giving instructions on boycotting, and explained on the reason of non-violence. Every time Dr. King would talk to the President and express his side of the story, through the way Dr. King talks, you can get a sense of how serious he is and that he means business.

All in all, the film was very good. I personally thought that it did a good job on expressing what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr might have been like. From this, are were able to re-live that time and see what it was like.