All of Jurnee Smollett's Best Movies and TV Shows, Including "The Burial"

"Selma, Lord, Selma" depicts the true story of Sheyann Webb (Smollett), a Black girl who was inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to become a civil rights activist. After her friend Jimmie Lee Jackson is killed, Sheyann participates in a 54-mile march to Montgomery as a form of protest to raise awareness about the unfair treatment of Black people. The event became known as Bloody Sunday after the police attacked those who marched.