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?

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

a. "to practice" is the best phrase to complete the sentence.

explanation:

during the summer, she likes to practice her soccer skills so that she is ready to play in the fall.

(note that : all the other options "the practicing of", "practice for" and "to do a practice on" are inappropriate as they make the sentence grammatically incorrect.)

most likely you should find things like facts and important information to you understand. i hope this .