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I found the character of Norman Thompson (the husband) intriguing, specifically his attitudes towards the Citizen's Council. At first, he seemed indifferent to the goals and values of the organization, but then he is influenced by his brother to regularly attend meetings as his views about blacks developed. Furthermore, when his wife found out he was going to these meetings and asked why, he responded at one point "it's either that or the KKK." In class, we discussed the uprising of the KKK again because of the bus boycotts. What I want to know is how whites viewed the KKK during this time. Did they undermine and de-value their purpose as Norman's comments implied? - David F. | I found the character of Norman Thompson (the husband) intriguing, specifically his attitudes towards the Citizen's Council. At first, he seemed indifferent to the goals and values of the organization, but then he is influenced by his brother to regularly attend meetings as his views about blacks developed. Furthermore, when his wife found out he was going to these meetings and asked why, he responded at one point "it's either that or the KKK." In class, we discussed the uprising of the KKK again because of the bus boycotts. What I want to know is how whites viewed the KKK during this time. Did they undermine and de-value their purpose as Norman's comments implied? - David F. | ||
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| + | When Odessa's daughter decides to ride the bus and the three white boys harass her would the bus driver really have stopped the bus and told them to get off. Telling them he would call the cops if they didn't and then telling them to never get on his bus again. Everything I have ever learned leads me to think that the bus driver would have asked Odessa's daughter to get off and let the boys alone. - Christine W. | ||
== 2 Film's relationship to current scholarship or to primary sources from the time == | == 2 Film's relationship to current scholarship or to primary sources from the time == | ||
