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I think the movie did a very good job a showing how racism wasn't over after the 1900's rolled around. Many of the people in the South maintained the view that blacks were not as good as white and in some fashion, they were less capable as whites. I think people have a tendency to think that racism hasn't been an issue for a long time, because many of us grew up that way, but racism was still rampant in the South less that 60 years ago. I think that film does a good job in showing that the fight for freedom wasn't over after the Civil War. I also liked how they didn't use a lot of hollywood drama, the basic story was enough to keep us all interested. And I also thought it was interesting how Goldberg's character barely had any lines even though she was essentially the main character. I thought that really helped portray the silence they all had to keep. - Victoria Y. | I think the movie did a very good job a showing how racism wasn't over after the 1900's rolled around. Many of the people in the South maintained the view that blacks were not as good as white and in some fashion, they were less capable as whites. I think people have a tendency to think that racism hasn't been an issue for a long time, because many of us grew up that way, but racism was still rampant in the South less that 60 years ago. I think that film does a good job in showing that the fight for freedom wasn't over after the Civil War. I also liked how they didn't use a lot of hollywood drama, the basic story was enough to keep us all interested. And I also thought it was interesting how Goldberg's character barely had any lines even though she was essentially the main character. I thought that really helped portray the silence they all had to keep. - Victoria Y. | ||
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| + | The scene where the Thompson's are eating Christmas dinner and discussing the boycott was extremely accurate. The line that stood out to me, however, was when they talked about how the boycott showed that there was a connection with the communists. The idea of the black community working with the communists was something that only heightened the fears of the southern whites like we talked about in class. Also, the Theo's reaction to the white boys beating him up when he tries to help and refuses to fight back embodies MLK's teachings. Earlier in the film he is extremely excited to go to the rally and his actions while he is being beaten shows that he truly listened and believed what MLK taught. -Melissa | ||
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