If you're looking for a way to celebrate the work of the great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., why not have an epic marathon of civil rights movies? We've put together a list of classic features as well as moving documentaries for you to take a look at.Let's go!'Selma'Directed by Ava DuVernay, Selma takes us through the iconic marches from Selma to Montgomery led by MLK and directed by civil rights leader James Bevel to protest against voting discrimination. These marches managed to put enough pressure on Congress and President Lyndon Johnson that the Voting Rights Act was signed into law that year, so suffice it to say that DuVernay picked one of the most consequential moments in civil rights history to make a movie about.'Malcolm X'You can't talk about Martin Luther King Jr. without talking about Malcolm X. Directed by Spike Lee, Malcolm X depicts some of the most pivotal moments in one of the most famous figures in the civil rights movement.'Judas and the Black Messiah'Director Shaka King really knows how to sow tension and distrust on the big screen—and Judas and the Black Messiah is 126 minutes of nothing but that. This biopic follows Fred Hampton, chair of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party before his death, as he is sold out to the FBI by informant William O'Neil after he infiltrates the Illinois BPP. I love LaKeith Stanfield but I had a really hard time loving him after watching this, to be honest.''Mississippi Burning'Alan...
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