Compare And Contrast James Merry And Mary Frances Berry

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I really enjoyed both films completely. Both films give me a greater grasp on my heritage. In the first film, I liked the way it opened up with the American flag waving and the words on top of it. I liked the way they got most of the story from an actual source/witnesses that was there. For example, Mary Frances Berry, she saw the headlines on the case against the board of education and could quote what her teacher said. I liked the vintage films they stuck in the film so that you would not have to visualize the way the school system worked. Instead the film showed you. I liked the way the film showed that not all white people were rich some were poor. Although I enjoyed so much about this film I also disliked a couple of things. I disliked

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