Movie Shared Themes
Shared Theme
In my opinion, the shared theme across all of the texts and movies we viewed is that they all have something to do with the freedom and history of African American people. What African Americans went through in the 1900’s was very unlawful and unfair, they were beaten, killed, and thrown in jail. Just for trying to do what’s right. For example, In the Freedom Walker’s book I read, it was about the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott, and how thousands of black people protested against segregated seating on Montgomery buses. Another movie I watched is “Bridge to Ballot.” in this movie students risked their lives and joined together in Selma, Alabama to make a difference. Also, there are two poems, one is called “I hear America Singing,” it’s about a white man talking about …show more content…
This is when African Americans refused to ride in the city buses to protest segregated seating. Rosa Parks, an African-American female refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus. She was arrested and fined for not doing so. Days after this the boycott started. About 40,000 African American bus riders boycotted the system. They continued this protest until the city allowed segregated seating. Months later a Montgomery federal court ruled that any law making segregated seats is against the 14th amendment to the constitution. The boycott lasted 381 days.
“Bridge to Ballot” is about how Elementary students in Selma, Alabama joined together to try to make a difference to secure the right to vote. Elementary students wanted to do this because they knew they couldn’t get beaten by the police or spend a long time in jail. Adults were so hesitant to protest for their right to vote because they could've actually been beaten by the police and could’ve served a long time in jail. These kids were really brave to try and stand up for the corrupt government and they weren’t afraid to speak for
In my opinion, the shared theme across all of the texts and movies we viewed is that they all have something to do with the freedom and history of African American people. What African Americans went through in the 1900’s was very unlawful and unfair, they were beaten, killed, and thrown in jail. Just for trying to do what’s right. For example, In the Freedom Walker’s book I read, it was about the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott, and how thousands of black people protested against segregated seating on Montgomery buses. Another movie I watched is “Bridge to Ballot.” in this movie students risked their lives and joined together in Selma, Alabama to make a difference. Also, there are two poems, one is called “I hear America Singing,” it’s about a white man talking about …show more content…
This is when African Americans refused to ride in the city buses to protest segregated seating. Rosa Parks, an African-American female refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus. She was arrested and fined for not doing so. Days after this the boycott started. About 40,000 African American bus riders boycotted the system. They continued this protest until the city allowed segregated seating. Months later a Montgomery federal court ruled that any law making segregated seats is against the 14th amendment to the constitution. The boycott lasted 381 days.
“Bridge to Ballot” is about how Elementary students in Selma, Alabama joined together to try to make a difference to secure the right to vote. Elementary students wanted to do this because they knew they couldn’t get beaten by the police or spend a long time in jail. Adults were so hesitant to protest for their right to vote because they could've actually been beaten by the police and could’ve served a long time in jail. These kids were really brave to try and stand up for the corrupt government and they weren’t afraid to speak for