Join LSU Shreveport for a Constitution Day celebration with the deeply inspiring and moving drama Selma on the big screen. Experience Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s courageous campaign to secure equal voting rights, then join a community discussion.

Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 legally desegregated the South, discrimination was still rampant in certain areas, making it very difficult for Blacks to register to vote. In 1965, an Alabama city became the battleground in the fight for suffrage. Despite violent opposition, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his followers pressed forward on an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, and their efforts culminated with President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Drama, 2014, 2h 8m, PG-13.

The screening will be held in Theater 2, RFC’s 45-seat capacity theater, followed by a discussion with LSUS.