Analysis Of The Movie Separate But Equal

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The movie Separate but Equal tells the story of the NAACP members that helped end racial school segregation, it was a major part of American History as we took another step towards equality for all of our citizens, as this can also be considered one of the first major victories of the Civil right movement and gives a good glimpse how the country was once and also shows what the racial issues were by examining how unfair it was to limit once ability to receive a decent education due to the color of their skin. During the beginning part of the film we are introduced to a little boy named Harry Briggs who help start the initial lawsuit against the school board. Harry would walk many miles to and from school just to attend as the colored schools …show more content…

With racism being more private one would assume it would be a silent killer but actions speak louder than words and those actions are heard very clear. There are still tensions between whites and blacks as unfortunately there are many white officers of the law who are given power and abuse it. Since the beginning of this year there have been a total of 896 people who have been killed by police, many of which were unarmed people of color. Which has started an uproar among citizens and sparked the Black Lives Matter movement which has taken the country by storm, even professional athletes who have the spotlight on them have been vocal about their support in the movement. This country was founded on the basis that each individual was created equal yet, so many years after the formation of it and, and all the advances we have made towards equality, the hate of color is still very much alive. As a person of color I am aware of the discrimination that is made so public recently but I am hopeful that one day, we will be able to see past color and discrimination will no longer

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