selma dealing with the aftermath still of that natural disaster, there is sort of a limited extent to what these performtive acts of solidarity can actually achieve. he has got to use this really to speak to a core constituency. i interviewed black parents in virginia who are really concerned about the way that the legacy and the impact of slavery and racism is taught in this country. and so he has got to speak to that anxiety. >> it used to be that the idea of, let's call it diversity in america was not all of that controversial. maybe you might have disagreed about how you got there, but the idea that it was better for more people to be involved was not all that controversial. and similarly, when we look at selma itself, as a margin, this per performative bit of politics that we see, it's pretty bipartisan. you see democrats and republicans holding hands on the