Selma, Lord, Selma

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  • Selma, Lord, Selma -- Fine dramatization, seen through the eyes of two African-American schoolgirls, of the 1965 struggle led by Martin Luther King Jr. (Clifton Powell) to register black citizens to vote in Selma, Alabama. Television coverage of their non-violent march, met with clubs and tear gas, led President Johnson to propose a voting rights bill passed by Congress. Director Charles Burnett vividly re-creates the pivotal civil rights events while also humanizing the participants and the solidarity that developed among blacks, whites and members of various religious denominations united the cause of social justice. (A-I) (nr) ( 1999 )




    These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

    The classifications are as follows:

    A-I -- general patronage;
    A-II -- adults and adolescents;
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    O -- morally offensive.

    Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.

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