Selma

Why did Dr. King say his people were still not free?

• Slavery had not been abolished yet

• Sharecropping

• Many Black people still didn't have the right to vote

Why was Jonathan not able to file a police report against the KKK?

• The police would not let him file without being able to pick out faces.

• His car would not start to get him to the police department.

• He was too scared

What happened to Ms. Boynton after she tried to register to vote?

• She finally got the right to vote

• She was arrested

• She was not allowed in the building to register.

What is a possible theme of this film?

• Progress takes patience, persistence, and unfortunately sometimes, sacrifice.
• Leaders have to make difficult decisions, sometimes, very quickly.
• Leaders always hold high morals.
• Treat others the way you want to be treated.

What does the text that appears randomly throughout the movie suggest?

• It is there for people with hearing problems.
• The F.B.I. was monitoring Dr. King.
• It added more information to the story.
• It told Dr. King's perspective.

The name of the bridge where the protesters were attacked is:

• Brooklyn Bridge

• Wilton Bridge

• Edmund Pettus Bridge

Sheriff Jim Clark was a...

• Bull Connor

• Laurie Pritchett

The march took place between Selma and...

• Montgomery

• Atlanta

• Washington, D.C.

What happened to the first march?

• The sheriff allowed the marchers to cross the bridge and leave Selma.
• The march was canceled because of a storm.
• The sheriff and his posse beat the marchers and stopped them from leaving Selma
• The sheriff tried to stop the marchers but didn’t arrive in time to do so.

What was the outcome of the campaign in Selma?

• Ultimately it was a failure, but valuable lessons were learned that would help in the next city

• The President called for a Voting Rights Act to be passed in Congress

• MLK emerged as a well know leader of the Civil Rights Movement

• It became more solely a black movement as white support decreased