Secrets Behind the Making Of Selma
- By
Nneka Samuel
LBJ
In Paul Webb’s original script, President Lyndon B. Johnson weighed much more heavily in the film – so much so that it veered into white savior territory. But DuVernay wasn’t about to let that happen. She wanted the film to be a love letter to the people of Selma who rose up and fought. And that’s exactly what came from the end result.
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