Film, Video Selma, the Voting Rights Act & Reel History
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Title
- Selma, the Voting Rights Act & Reel History
Summary
- Gary May finds himself among several scholars who think the film Selma is seriously flawed. He explores the significance and continuing importance of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, includes a critique of how the stories behind the Act are framed in the Hollywood lens and raises questions as to what such re-presentations mean for teaching and learning about history.
Event Date
- July 07, 2015
Related Resources
- American Folklife Center: https://www.loc.gov/folklife/
- Civil Rights History Project: https://www.loc.gov/collections/civil-rights-history-project/about-this-collection/
- Many Paths to Freedom: Looking Back, Looking Ahead at the Long Civil Rights Movement: https://www.loc.gov/folklife/civilrights/events/
Running Time
- 1 hours 15 minutes 34 seconds
Online Format
- video
- image
- online text