Just a quick observation.
Apparently, the controversy over the movie "Selma" revolves around whether LBJ is depicted as supportive enough for civil rights legislation and the Voting Rights Act.
The movie, and a lot of the historical record indicates that LBJ came to office with a legislative agenda which was essentially a series of initiatives focused on helping the poor while also building infrastructure in the United States.
FDR was LBJ's idol, and he considered ending poverty and building the United States infrastructure of transport, power and communications, especially in impoverished areas his primary focus.
So what we have here is a period in American history where the debate is:
Should we protect voting rights and insure civil rights for all citizens first, or work on ending poverty and improving the lives of all Americans first.
So like today's politics. Good to see not much has changed.
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