A film that chronicles Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights by marching from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965. (PG-13; run time 128 minutes)
The Great Read was created in 2004 to promote literacy, reading, conversation and community. This year’s Great Read is proudly presented by Fountaindale Public Library District; Joliet Junior College; Joliet Public Library; Lemont Public Library District; Plainfield Public Library District; Plainfield School District 202 and White Oak Library District. The Great Read is also supported by generous grants and in-kind support from the Plainfield Foundation for Excellence; the Friends of the Plainfield Public Library; Plainfield Township; the Joliet-area Barnes & Noble store; Voyager Media and participating organizations.
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