Canceled: MLK Day Movie-Selma

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Adult
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**Update: Due to expected inclement weather, the library will be closed on Monday, 1/17 and this event has been canceled**

Selma is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb. The unforgettable true story chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition.

The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay's "Selma" tells the story of how the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and his brothers and sisters in the movement prompted change that forever altered history.

This film is 128 minutes and is rated PG-13.