[PAR] [TLE] Selma (film) [SEP] Selma is a 2014 American historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb.  It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches led by James Bevel, Hosea Williams, Martin Luther King, Jr. and John Lewis.  The film stars actors David Oyelowo as King, Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B. Johnson, Tim Roth as George Wallace, Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King and Common as Bevel. [PAR] [TLE] James Bevel [SEP] James Luther Bevel (October 19, 1936 – December 19, 2008) was a minister and leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.  As the Director of Direct Action and of Nonviolent Education of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), he initiated, strategized, directed, and developed SCLC's three major successes of the era: the 1963 Birmingham Children's Crusade, the 1965 Selma voting rights movement, and the 1966 Chicago open housing movement.  He suggested that SCLC call for and join a March on Washington in 1963.  Bevel later strategized the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, which contributed to Congressional passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
[PAR] [TLE] Selma ( film ) [ SEP ] Selma is a 2014 American historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb . It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches led by James Bevel , Hosea Williams , Martin Luther King , Jr. and John Lewis . The film stars actors David Oyelowo as King , Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B. Johnson , Tim Roth as George Wallace , Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King and Common as Bevel . [PAR] [TLE] James Bevel [ SEP ] James Luther Bevel ( October 19 , 1936 – December 19 , 2008 ) was a minister and leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States . As the Director of Direct Action and of Nonviolent Education of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference ( SCLC ) , he initiated , strategized , directed , and developed SCLC 's three major successes of the era : the 1963 Birmingham Children 's Crusade , the 1965 Selma voting rights movement , and the 1966 Chicago open housing movement . He suggested that SCLC call for and join a March on Washington in 1963 . Bevel later strategized the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches , which contributed to Congressional passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act .
Selma was based on the marches led by which minister and leader of the civil rights movement?
Selma was based on the marches led by which minister and leader of the civil rights movement ?
James Luther Bevel
James Luther Bevel