The Story
People in the film
Feelings and reactions
Film and Images
Quotes and MessagesTh
100

This is the town where the march begins.

What is Selma?

100

He is the leader of the civil rights movement in the film.

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

100

Many viewers felt this emotion when seeing police violence in film.

What is sadness or anger?

100

The film is shown in this format, not black and white.

What is color?

100

This phrase is often sung by the marchers.

What is „we shall overcome“?

200

This is the city the protesters want to reach.

What is Montgomery?

200

He is the U.S. president shown in the film.

Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?

200

This is the reason why the people keep marching, even in danger.

What is to fight for justice?

200

This kind of music is used in emotional scenes.

What is dramatic or sad music?

200

This is the main message of the film.

What is everyone deserves equal rights?

300

This is what the marchers are fighting for.

What is the right to vote?

300

She is Martin Luther King Jr.‘s wife.

Who is Coretta Scott King?

300

This is the kind of protest the marchers used.

What is nonviolence?
300

This is the feeling during the first attempt to cross the bridge.

What is fear or tension?

300

This is why voting is so important in the film.

What is it gives people a voice?

400

This is why many Black people in the South couldn‘t vote.

What is unfair tests and laws?

400

These two types of people march together in Selma.

Who are Black and white people?

400

This is how people react when they are attacked on the bridge.

What is they do not fight back?

400

The camera often shows this when Dr. King gives a speech.

Wat is his face or the crowd?

400

This word means standing up for change without using violence.

What is nonviolence?

500

This is the number of times they try to march before they succeed.

What is three?

500

He is the young activist who later became a congressman.

Who is John Lewis?

500

This is how you might feel if you joined the march.

What is proud/ afraid/ hopeful?

500

These are added at the end to show real history.

What are photos or news clips?

500

The film teaches that doing this can help change the world.

What is standing up for what is right?