Cochran Firm sending Jackson High students to see “Selma”

Students from Maynard Jackson High School when get a chance to see the movie “Selma” on Thursday, thanks to the law firm founded by the late Johnnie Cochran.

The students will also participate in a social media campaign highlighting their thoughts on current social justice issues. Local television personality and Cochran’s daughter, Tiffany Cochran, will emcee a 15-minute, pre-movie presentation.

The movie, “Selma” traces the work done by Martin Luther King Jr., and others – including locals Andrew Young, C.T. Vivian, James Orange and Ralph David Abernathy - to secure voting rights for African Americans in the United States. The movie was nominated for Best Picture and won an Academy Award for Best Song.