SELMA - Battleground for Voting Rights (Ep. 86)

In episode 86, Revolution to Rights: America at 250 moves from the Civil War to Civil Rights spotlighting the 2014 film SELMA directed by Ava DuVernay and a conversation with Unitarian Universalist minister Rev. Dr. Gordon D. Gibson who answered the call along with fellow clergy to join the movement for voting rights and justice in 1965.

Selma, Alabama became the battleground for voting rights. The SELMA film retells the story of the impetus for the non-violent marches from the brutal "Bloody Sunday" when state troopers attacked non-violent marchers, to the 54-mile march from Selma to Montgomery led by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr (David Oyelowo) that spurred the signing of the 1965 Voting Rights Act by President Lyndon B. Johnson (Tom Wilkinson).

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TIMESTAMPS

7:45 - 2014 Film SELMA and Its Significance

13:13: - Rev. Dr. Gordon D. Gibson Call to Selma and Civil Rights Movement

18:30 - Challenges, Importance, and Power of Voting Rights

24:39 - Strategies and Goals of the Civil Rights Movement

30;12 - Community Support and Personal Risks

35:18 - Adaptability and Continuity in Justice Movements (or from Selma to Minneapolis)

41:47 - Challenges of Modern Voting Rights and Compassion

47:20 - Living Legacy Project and Civil Rights Pilgrimages

53:40 - Untold Stories and Future Inspiration

55:22 - Myrlie Evers, Betty Shabazz, Coretta Scott King

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"⁠Revolution to Rights: America at 250⁠ " 10-part series. The historical dramas featured in "Revolution to Rights" tell stories of battles fought in the quest for freedom, and the people whose collective actions and courage inspire us to move beyond remembrance, and to take actions today to ensure freedom and justice for all.

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