Another social dilemma that is emphasized in the documentary 9500 liberty is the issue of race and discrimination. Although the battle against racism is conceived to be a thing of the past, it has found its way into our social institutions, clandestinely acknowledging ascription yet hiding behind a system of meritocracy where some simply enter the social contest with more merits than others. Similarly, the documentary 9500 Liberty captures the racial animosity between members of Prince William County as it became a divided community, exposing the dominant societal attitudes of Manassus. To take a case in point, Gaudencio Fernandez, owner of the property on 9500 Liberty, received several discriminatory responses to his message board boldly
