Photos: Special Screening of SELMA Honoring Legends

A special screening was held Saturday, December 6 celebrating the highly anticipated film Selma, and honoring the Legends who paved the way. The screening was held at the  Bacara Resort on December 6, in Goleta, CA

Special guests included Oprah Winfey Director Ava DuVernay and Selma cast including David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Common, Giovanni Ribisi, Tessa Thompson, Niecy Nash, Lorraine Toussaint, Omar Dorsey, Andre Holland, Henry Sanders, Wendell Pierce, Jeremy Strong, Stephen Root, Corey Reynolds, Colman Domingo, Keith Stanfield, and Trai Byers along with Civil Rights Legends: Ambassador Andrew Young, Berry Gordy, Dr. C.T. Vivian,

Diane Nash, Dick Gregory, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., Congressman John Lewis, Rev. Joseph Lowery, Juanita Jones Abernathy, Julian Bond, Marian Wright Edelman, Myrlie Evers-Williams, Quincy Jones and Sidney Poitier.

Also in attendance were Martin Luther King III, Magic Johnson, Smokey Robinson, Babyface, Tyler Perry, Ellen DeGeneres, Stedman Graham, Gayle King, Portia de Rossi, Donna Brazile, Robin R

Common, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Ava DuVernay, Carmen Ejogo/ .(Photo: Michael Underwood / ABImages)
Common, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Ava DuVernay, Carmen Ejogo/ .(Photo: Michael Underwood / ABImages)
U.S. Representative John Lewis attends Selma and the Legends Who Paved the Way special screening and gala in Santa Barbara, CA on Saturday, December 6, 2014. .(Photo: Michael Underwood / ABImages)
Ambassador Andrew Jackson Young (R) and Carolyn McClain attend Selma and the Legends Who Paved the Way special screening and gala in Santa Barbara, CA on Saturday, December 6, 2014. .(Photo: Michael Underwood / ABImages)
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Berry Gordy (L) and Tyler Perry attends Selma and the Legends Who Paved the Way special screening and gala in Santa Barbara, CA on Saturday, December 6, 2014. .(Photo: Michael Underwood / ABImages)
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U.S. Representative John Lewis attends Selma and the Legends Who Paved the Way special screening and gala in Santa Barbara, CA on Saturday, December 6, 2014. .(Photo: Michael Underwood / ABImages)
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