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In 'Selma,' British Actor Brings Outsider's Perspective To MLK

David Oyelowo portrays Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in <em>Selma. </em>He says his experience growing up in Nigeria, without experiencing being a minority, helped him approach the job of playing such an iconic figure with less baggage than an American actor might. (Paramount Pictures/AP)
David Oyelowo portrays Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma. He says his experience growing up in Nigeria, without experiencing being a minority, helped him approach the job of playing such an iconic figure with less baggage than an American actor might. (Paramount Pictures/AP)

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