Selma (2014)

Duration: 1'58'38''

Synopsis

Biopic chronicling the three-month period in 1965 which saw Dr Martin Luther King Jr lead a turbulent march from Selma to Montgomery in a bid to secure equal voting rights.

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Voter registration | Selma (2014)

Voter registration | Selma (2014)

BBC Two | 2017 | 2'57''

Oprah Winfrey's character takes a voter registration test.

Voter registration | Selma (2014)

Voter registration | Selma (2014)

BBC Two | 2017 | 2'57''

Oprah Winfrey's character takes a voter registration test.

Voter registration | Selma (2014)

Voter registration | Selma (2014)

BBC Two | 2017 | 2'57''

Oprah Winfrey's character takes a voter registration test.

Voter registration | Selma (2014)

Voter registration | Selma (2014)

BBC Two | 2017 | 2'57''

Oprah Winfrey's character takes a voter registration test.

Voter registration | Selma (2014)

Voter registration | Selma (2014)

BBC Two | 2017 | 2'57''

Oprah Winfrey's character takes a voter registration test.

Voter registration | Selma (2014)

Voter registration | Selma (2014)

BBC Two | 2017 | 2'57''

Oprah Winfrey's character takes a voter registration test.

Voter registration | Selma (2014)

Voter registration | Selma (2014)

BBC Two | 2017 | 2'57''

Oprah Winfrey's character takes a voter registration test.

Voter registration | Selma (2014)

Voter registration | Selma (2014)

BBC Two | 2017 | 2'57''

Oprah Winfrey's character takes a voter registration test.

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