Selma and Baltimore.

AuthorSlade, Stephanie
PositionBriefly Noted - Brief article

"We're not asking, we're demanding: Give us the vote!" says David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr. in the Oscar-nominated Selma. The film celebrates King above all for his commitment to the practice of non-violent protest. He is repeatedly shown imploring his followers to "disturb the peace" but rejects the more radical tactics of people like Malcolm X.

Selma appeared on Amazon's instant streaming service in late April--just as chaos was unfolding in Baltimore. When Freddie Gray, a black 25-year-old, died of a spinal injury a week after being taken into police custody there, protesters...

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