Selma: Film Guide

Selma
Selma

Ages

14–16

Duration

Short (1-4 activities)

Related calendar events

Black History Month
1 October - 1 November

A film guide that looks at Selma (2014), a powerful drama focusing on Martin Luther King's campaign to secure voting rights for Black Americans.

This guide is useful for exploring topics including Citizenship, History and Politics in addition to highlighting themes surrounding North American countries, campaigns and revolutions, democracy, racism and prejudice, directors, historical figures, and equality.

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This Resource Supports

  • Citizenship
  • Democracy
  • Human Rights
  • Film Studies
  • History
  • Twentieth Century
  • World History
  • Politics
  • PSHE Education

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