Selma

Selma

Selma is a 2014 American historical drama films based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches led by Martin Luther King,

 The film stars British actors David Oyelowo as King, Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon Johnson, Carmen Ejogo asCoretta Scott King,

In Selma, Alabama,Annie Lee Cooper attempts to register to vote but is prevented from doing so by the white registrar. King meets with President Johnson and asks for federal legislation to allow black citizens to register to vote . Johnson says he has more important projects.

King and black Selma residents march to the registration office to register. After a confrontation in front of the courthouse a shoving match occurs as the police go into the crowd.