Every US High School to Get Free DVD of Selma

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If there is a high school student who hasn't seen Selma, Paramount Home Media Distribution is hoping to change that.

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On Friday the movie company announced that every high schoolโ€”public and privateโ€”in the U.S. will receive a free copy of the Martin Luther King Jr. biopic, which is available in digital HD and is set to be released on Blu-ray and DVD May 5, according to AL.com.

โ€œTo think that this triumphant story of dignity and justice will be available to every high school in this country is a realization of many dreams and many hopes,โ€ Selma director Ava DuVernay said in a press release viewed by the news site, which added that teachers can download a companion guide to aid in talks about the film.ย 

โ€œWe hope to reach all 18 million high school students with the filmโ€™s powerful and inspiring story,โ€ Megan Colligan, president of worldwide distribution and marketing for Paramount Pictures, said in the release.

โ€œWith many of these students preparing to vote for the first time in next yearโ€™s elections, it is especially fitting that they witness the bravery and fortitude of those who fought to establish the Voting Rights Act of 1965,โ€ Colligan said.

Read more at AL.com.

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