The Civil Rights Act of 1964 legally desegrated the South, but despite that, discrimination was still rampant. This made it difficult and dangerous for Black people to register to vote. A year later, in 1965, an Alabama city became the battleground in the fight for sufrage, and Dr. Martin Luther King and his followers joined the battle, despite violent opposition. They marched from Selma to Montgomery, and their movement ended with President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Director: Ava DuVernay Cast: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Giovanni Ribisi, Alessandro Nivola Ava DuVernayis an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer who has received two Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as a nomination for an Academy Award and Golden Globe. For her work on Selma (2014), DuVernay became the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director; the film went on to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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