Civil Rights Hero Biopics: Malcolm X, Selma

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We love a good biopic, and considering the many conversations being had these days that echo so much of the 1960's Civil Rights Movement, we thought it would be fitting to do a deep dive into to of the most iconic Black leaders from that era. First we have Spike Lee's Malcolm X, an epic film giving us so much insight into a complicated man often vilified in history books. Then we jump to Ava DuVernay's Selma, a movie that on it's surface depicts just a single civil rights march, but truly gives a broader, painfully accurate portrayal of America at one of it's lowest moments.