
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
Ava DuVernay's masterful, restrained civil-rights drama — David Oyelowo's MLK is a generational performance unjustly overlooked at the Oscars. Won Best Original Song for 'Glory'; critics universally raved.