The Cynical Historian

Selma | Based on a True Story (2016x37)

Air date: Oct 25, 2016

When the movie Selma came out, it was a hit, and a critical darling. But there was a significant controversy surrounding it, and that was the historical accuracy. Given that this show’s intent is to analyze history in film, I thought it was about time to tackle that problem head on. After having watched the movie though, I think the fact-checkers have gone too far. ------------------------------------------------------------ more videos: previous: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ePY6BjwojM related: https://youtu.be/u8MtKb3vIfI ------------------------------------------------------------ references: Primary: Civil rights Act (1964) signing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXIaFLPjYgU 1st march: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVymzWrBTww Operation Starlite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYqS1dHy5lY 2nd march: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQRiYyjBwG4 LBJ speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NvPhiuGZ6I - 25:00 3rd march: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFhcR362RyE http://grantland.com/features/selma-oscars-academy-awards-historical-accuracy-controversy/ http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/opinion/sunday/not-just-a-movie.html?_r=0 http://www.salon.com/2015/01/13/thats_just_not_true_what_selma_and_the_establishment_get_wrong_about_lbj/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_(film)#Historical_accuracy http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-onfilm-turan-selma-historical-films-20150118-column.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/12/24/selma_fact_vs_fiction_how_true_ava_duvernay_s_new_movie_is_to_the_1965_marches.html https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/feb/12/reel-history-selma-film-historically-accurate-martin-luther-king-lyndon-johnson https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-movie-selma-has-a-glaring-historical-inaccuracy/2014/12/26/70ad3ea2-8aa4-11e4-a085-34e9b9f09a58_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/02/17/how-accurate-is-selma/ http://ww