Church Attendant, Funeral Attendant, Diner student, speech attendant, Aid
Roger A. Harrison
Senator
Walter Hendrix III
AA eFx Marcher
Donald Horner
Court room attendant
Thomas Hughes
Deputized Klansman
Wayne Hughes
Vice President, Hubert Humphrey
Amy Elizabeth Jones
Marcher
Andrea Jones
Marcher
Thom McGlon
Sheriff Posseman
Kyle McMahon
Senator John J. Williams
John Merical
Reporter
Gordon Meyer
Deputy Sheriff
Joseph Oliveira
National Guardsman
Amahre Palmer
Civil Rights Activist
Todd Sassano
National Guardsman
Patti Schellhaas
Congressional Aide
Carol Anne Taylor
White Supporter / Singer
Jasmine Taylor
Female Marcher
Mike Taylor
Man on Street
Travis Turner
Press / Reporter
Earlene M. Vaughn
Marcher
Rachelle Wicker
Female Marcher
Harry Belafonte
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Knox Bentley
Triage Doctor (uncredited)
Judy McGee Burley
Marcher
Corey Champagne
Marcher
Marcus Chase
Husband Mahaia Jackson (uncredited)
Yamanee Coleman
Church Attendant / Funeral Attendant (uncredited)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bennett Wayne Dean Sr.
Alabama State Trooper (uncredited)
Doris Dean
Racist White Spectator (uncredited)
Ken Dohse
Reporter /
John Fleischmann
Senator in U.S. Capitol Chamber (uncredited)
Fred Galle
Alabama State Attorney (uncredited)
Christine Hameed
Extra at Court House (uncredited)
Cassandra Hollis
Funeral Attendant (uncredited)
Charlandra L. Jacobs
Stand-in (uncredited)
King
SNCC Member (uncredited)
Cheri Marcelle
Triage Nurse (uncredited)
Jamall Rashaud McMillan
Demonstrator (uncredited)
Samuel Oden
Male Marcher
Sherod Ogletree
Church Member (uncredited)
Darla Pelton-Perez
On Looker (uncredited)
Martin Sheen
Frank Minis Johnson (uncredited)
Wenzell Washington
Courthouse Marcher (uncredited)
Shakesha Williams
Marcher
Susan Willis
White On-looker (uncredited)
Jessica Yoshimura
Registered Nurse (uncredited)
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Trivia
The film has caused a minor controversy regarding its depiction of President Lyndon Johnson (Tom Wilkinson). Various historians, critics and journalists have disputed the film's depiction of Johnson as a reluctant supporter of Voting Rights and an opponent of the Selma March. By most accounts, Johnson was in fact a strong ally of the Civil Rights movement and supporter of the march, albeit with a good deal of pressure from Martin Luther King and other activists.
Tim Roth who plays Alabama Governor George Wallace grew up during the Civil Rights Era and said he remembers George Wallace, being "amazed at what was coming out of his mouth" and thought of him as a "monster".
Although she receives no screen writing credit, Ava DuVernay claimed to have done a 90% rewrite of Paul Webb's original script, including writing all of King's speeches.
Toward end of the movie, there is a white man sitting at a table smoking a cigarette.
On the right-hand side of the table there is a plastic bottle of Fiji water.
As the first march to Montgomery begins, an establishing shot shows a sign with an italicized "PEPSI" logo. That italicized logo style was not introduced by Pepsi until 1991.
Theres a reason why Ava DuVernays film is called Selma and not King. Like Spielbergs Lincoln, Selma is as much about the procedures of political maneuvering, in-fighting and bargaining as it is about the chief orchestrator of the resulting deals. Selma affords Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. the same human characteristics of humor, frustration and exhaustion that Lincoln provided its President. This relatable humanity elevates Kings actions and his efforts. It inspires by suggesting that the reverence for Dr. King was bestowed on a person no different than any of us. If he can provoke change, we have no excuse not to as well.