Using the film “Selma” (2014 – Dir. Ava DuVemay) for prompts A, B or C, write on one, and only one, of the following three topics understanding that papers that have no substantive evidence, as judged by the instructor, from “Selma” (2014) and other sources in the writing prompt will receive a score of 0.00:
- Explore in what ways the events represented in “Selma” (2014) are similar and/or dissimilar to the protests in 2020 and 2021 in response to the death of George Floyd as represented by the late Rep. John Lewis’ New York Times oped posted below. Citations should come from “Selma” as well as the oped.
- Explore how the visual representation of the events leading to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in the film “Selma” (2014) is different than reading about the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in your textbook Govtll. Citations should come from the film as well as the textbook Govt11.
- Identify a current social justice issue, and explore and analyze how the tactics used and strategy developed by the nonviolent protests as represented in the film “Selma” (2014) might be useful is seeking positive change. Citations should come from the film as well as the textbook Govt11 and/or mainstream news sources.