The South was the heart of Civil Rights Movement. Places like Memphis and Selma are full of its history. If you are moving to the area and would like to know more, your Memphis moving company recommends the new Oscar-nominated film Selma. Thousands of Memphis students will not have to pay for their ticket to see this MLK-inspired movie.

Paramount Pictures, Malco Theatres, and several other donors partnered together to donate 10,000 tickets to 7^th, 8^th, and 9^th graders in the Memphis area. The movie shows such an important part of the country’s history, so donors worked with each other to quickly make the free tickets possible.

Students will simply show their student ID or report card at a participating theatre, which includes Malco’s DeSoto Town Cinema, Majestic and Paradiso theatres. More than a dozen other cities have set up programs like this one, to give students Selma tickets for free. Other cities include: Atlanta, Austin, Nashville, Orlando, Miami, and New Orleans.

Selma has been nominated for two Oscars: Best Picture and Best Original Song; which is titled “Glory” and is performed by John Legend and Common. The film tells the Civil Rights story of Dr. Martin Luther King’s campaign to secure voting rights and the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, which ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act in 1965.

If you have recently moved to Memphis, you should check out Selma. It is a great way to learn more about the region’s history and gain a better understanding of the Civil Rights Movement.