Selma, Lord, Selma

January. 17,1999      
Rating:
7.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

In 1965 Alabama, an 11 year old girl is touched by a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. and becomes a devout follower. But her resolution is tested when she joins others in the famed march from Selma to Montgomery.

Jurnee Smollett as  Sheyann Webb
Clifton Powell as  Martin Luther King Jr
Mackenzie Astin as  Jonathan Daniels
Ella Joyce as  Betty Webb
Afemo Omilami as  John Webb
Brett Rice as  Sheriff Pots
Margo Moorer as  Alice West
L. Warren Young as  Hosea Williams
Faruq Tauheed as  Willie
Yolanda King as  Miss Bright

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