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Release Date: 2017 Running Time: 31 Minutes Director: Gordon Quinn Produced By: Kartemquin Films Educational Resources: A six-lesson curriculum for grades 6-12 is available as a free download WATCH THE FILM https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f622ad200b49f5b0c75ddbd/1609267918939-8XSWGBUSUXEAOK9W56QQ/Film-Poster-Image-Mighty-Times-The-Childrens-March-Teaching-Tolerance-Academy-Award-Winner-Birmingham-Childrens-Crusade-1963.jpg Resources - MIGHTY TIMES: THE CHILDREN’S MARCH The Children's March tells the story of how the young people of Birmingham, Alabama, braved fire hoses and police dogs in 1963 and brought segregation to its knees. Their heroism complements discussions about the ability of today's young people to be catalysts for positive social change. Release Date: 2004 Running Time: 40 Minutes Directors: Robert Houston and Robert Hudson Produced By: Teaching Tolerance and Southern Poverty Law Center in association with HBO Educational Resources: The film kit includes a teacher’s guide with nine standards-based lesson plans ORDER THE FILM KIT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f622ad200b49f5b0c75ddbd/1609267614164-VSPVVPIYCGSS6QSLSJB1/Film-Poster-Image-Selma-Lord-Selma-Disney-children-Selma-to-Montgomery-March-Civil-Rights-Movement-Director-Charles-Burnett.jpeg Resources - SELMA, LORD, SELMA In 1965, during the turbulent early days of the right-to-vote movement, a young Alabama school girl is inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to resist the degradation that her fellow African Americans are suffering. Along with a white seminary student from the north, and against the threat of racial violence, she promises to do what she can to help Dr. King's efforts. Rated: TV-PG Release Date: 1999 Running Time: 94 Minutes Director: Charles Burnett Produced By: Disney Pictures WATCH THE FILM