Black Lives Matter Documentary Analysis

There is a Civil Rights Movement going on today. There are multiple different groups of people that are discriminated against and they are trying to prove that they should be given the same opportunities and treated equally, similarly to the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. The three groups of people my documentary will be about is the discrimination of black people, homosexuals and transgenders, and the suppression of the beliefs of christians. Each group has been treated unfairly for reasons of race and religion. So my documentary is going to show how they are fighting to be given equal rights and showing people that there is a Civil Rights movement going on today that may be dealing with different subjects, but the goals are

the same: to be treated equally even if they are different.
I am arguing this position because I believe that in the world today there is a problem with how people treat each other. These groups of people feel that they are being discriminated against and should not be treated differently just because of their beliefs or race. Even though the times have changed and the subject matter may be different all people want the same things. No one wants to be excluded or made to think they are not good enough. So I want people to see my documentary because it serves as a different perspective than the one they are used to looking at the world from. I want all people to be able to see what it is like to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes, so they understand why these people feel this way. The documentary will also give everyone a better understanding of what is going on in the world today and hopefully teach them something new. I hope to at least change the mindset of at least one person with my documentary because sometimes it only takes one person to change the world.
The evidence I have for the reason to make this documentary is the way black people today are typically still profiled and thought to be dangerous, causing the death of many unarmed black people by the hands of policemen. In addition, up until recently gay marriage was not legalized and there has been a question whether or not people who are transgender should be allowed to serve in the US military. They are also under the constant threat of being bullied because they are different. Christians have also been told to suppress their beliefs and have been fired or sued for their actions because they were doing what they thought was right. I believe that there is a new Civil rights movement going on today because there are still protests continually going on. They may take other forms such as social media where they can receive much more attention. The Civil Rights movement in the 50s and 60s impacted the way people were treated greatly, although discrimination still goes on today. It is highly looked down upon, but that does not mean that it does not happen. That is why I am making this documentary because I want to bring light to these problems that are still happening today, but are simply just ignored because it’s easier to just let it go.
For my documentary, I am going to interview people who are at the heart of the situation and have felt what it’s like to be to be pushed aside because they do not fit in, or are different.

I will interview people who took part in the Black Lives Matter movement, people who are apart of the LGBT group, and members of the ACLJ because they represent christians in court who have been denied their right to express their faith freely. I want to interview them because they will be able to give people an up close and personal perspective of the problems and the experience of being so close to the issue. Members of the Black Lives Matter movement have accumulated many followers to shine a light on the problem on the way people of color live’s are valued and wants people to take responsibility for allowing there to be such tragic deaths for the wrong reasons. One way that had become a very controversial way to protest was professional athletes refusing to stand for the national anthem because they wanted to bring about change. Similarly, LGBT groups rallied together so that they could have the same rights to education and without fear of being bullied. They eventually were able to bring enough attention to have the Non Discrimination Act come in to play to help protect them. Christians have also been denied entry to colleges because they openly discussed their faith according Matthew Clark in his article talking about multiple students who had been rejected from college. These students were represented in court by the ACLJ to stand up for their rights to freedom of

religion.
All of these situations have some similarities to the original Civil Rights movement because they wanted to be able to have the same rights as everyone else. They also stood up for what they believed in and were able to get many people to join in their protests by spreading the word on their issues. The people of back then and today should not have to worry about being discriminated against, however they still have to worry about having the same things as everyone else. So I hope that my documentary makes an impact in the mindset of America today.