This Sunday we will view the final segment of the documentary, “Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot.” Here are a few questions to consider while you view the documentary:
Why were ministers from all over the country in Selma? What risks did they take?
What happened to Rev. James Reeb?
What was the significance of the barricade around the George Washington Carver Homes?
Why was President Johnson’s use of the phrase “we shall overcome” meaningful to marchers?
What was the immediate effect of the passage of the Voting Rights Act?
March 30, 1965: Martin Luther King (1929 – 1968) and his wife Coretta Scott King lead a voting rights march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital in Montgomery. (Photo by William Lovelace/Express/Getty Images)
On Sunday, November 12, we will continue viewing the documentary, “Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot”. We saw the first twelve minutes last Sunday, and used the rest of the class time to discuss what we had seen and talk about the involvement of some of our classmates in the Civil Rights struggles of the 1960s.
Tomorrow we will see how Martin Luther King, Jr. became involved in the struggle for voting rights in Selma. Here are a few questions we will consider as we watch the documentary:
What brought Dr. King to Selma?
Demonstrators marched to the courthouse every day during the early part of the voting rights campaign. Why did they do that?
Teachers from the local black school joined the protests. Why was this significant, and what risks did they take?
How did the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson affect the campaign?
What happened in Selma after Bloody Sunday made national news?
What evidence did you notice in the documentary of the role faith played in the developing campaign in Selma?
What does that evidence show about the faith of the participants?
Abernathy Children on the Front Line of the Selma to Montgomery March
On Sunday, November 5, 2017 we will begin viewing the documentary, “Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot”. We will watch the first twelve minutes, then have time for discussion and reflection.
The documentary is produced by Teaching Tolerance, an Alabama based organization that produces educational materials supporting respect for diversity.
As we view this first segment of the documentary we will consider the connection between churches and the early days of the civil rights struggle against Jim Crow. The documentary does not focus on this. We will need to pick up on clues in the documentary that suggest the roll churches played.
This Sunday we will view the final segment of the documentary, “Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot.” Here are a few questions to consider while you view the documentary:
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