Civil Rights Movement In The Long Walk Home

The movie “The Long Walk Home” is set in Montgomery, Alabama during the mid-1950’s during the event of the civil rights movement which was the Montgomery Bus Boycott. These African-Americans were given hope after hearing of an African-American named Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat to a white person, which resulted in the formation of a grass-roots movement by choosing not to ride the buses, they took this prideful but yet powerful protest by enveloping it within their own daily lives. The director Richard Pearce introduces the audience to a quiet African-American maid Odessa Cotter who ends up joining the bus boycott the night it was announced. Odessa’s employer Miriam Thompson, a white middle-class woman who is playing out between sympathy and self-interest, and starts helping out by driving Odessa on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
During this movement, viewers were able to see why the importance of the African-American churches were used as both a building and a congregation. Throughout history, the church has always served for much more than sermons. It was one of the very few places African-Americans could be themselves without the fear of repercussions. A scene from The Long Walk Home gives the viewer a front-row seat to one of these packed church gatherings where everyone from the African-American community is wearing their Sunday best. From here the viewer can hear a loud, clear voice echoing through the windows and doors of the church. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr preaches a message about strength and liberation. Dr. King’s ultimate goal was to peacefully protest the bus company since most of the riders were African-American, and by doing this it would hurt the