By: Amanda Clarke Staff Writer
ITC 211 was full of students on Tuesday not for a class, but for a screening of the movie “Selma.” This movie screening was one of several events held on campus for MLK week at WOU. It was a free event and students were welcome to come on their own or to earn extra credit for certain classes. It was cosponsored by the Student Leadership Activities board and the Black Student Union.
“Selma,” directed by Ava DuVernay, focuses on the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, one of the civil rights movements that Martin Luther King Jr. led.
This march took place 1965 with the aim of highlighting racial injustices and helping to pass the Voting Rights Act.
“With MLK celebration week we try to do something each day,” said Melissa Larson, chair of the MLK committee and director of disability services, when asked about why they had chosen to show the movie.
