Articles tagged: civil rights movement
ZACH Theatre’s ‘The Great Society’ Lectures More Than it Entertains
By sticking too close to history, Robert Schenkkan gives LBJ a pass.
'The Great Society' focuses on the events that defined LBJ’s presidency: Selma-to-Montgomery marches; the budget fights to fund Great Society programs; the hu...Read More
HBO’s All the Way Delivers a Kinder, Gentler LBJ
While revealing a gentler, kinder Johnson, Robert Schenkkan fails to acknowledge how harsh and self-interested the Texan president could be....Read More
Visiting the LBJ Library in the Shadow of Selma
Hollywood has tended to find LBJ more useful as a villain than a hero—even when dramatizing domestic victories like the Voting Rights Act....Read More