Selma

A reflection of the Civil Rights movement is provided early on: strong, courageous, and--surprisingly--calculated. When Dr. King and his activists enter a government building in Selma, Alabama, he is almost immediately recognized & assaulted. The activists unanimously agree: We're in the right place. Like firemen running into a burning building, they saw the inherent danger, but did it anyway. They also knew that public displays of brutality would only strengthen their movement. Mass beatings & cold-blooded murder of men, women, & children call to mind scenes from Schindler's List. And it all happened just 50 years ago.