Alexandria, Virginia

Racism on the Gridiron Do you have metathesiophobia, the fear of change? Remember the Titans, directed by Boaz Yakin and starring Denzel Washington and Will Patton, takes place in Alexandria Virginia in 1971. It is about an all white school and an all black school that integrate to form T.C. Williams. This leads to very high racism, discrimination, and prejudice in the town. The film does a great job of leaving an impact on the viewer by portraying a change of heart in many characters. The film starts out with a big fight between whites and African Americans, in which a store window gets smashed. Football was a big part of the town and when white former head coach of the high school team Bill Yoast, portrayed by Will Patton, was replaced by black head coach Herman Boone, played by Denzel Washington, the town was not happy. Yoast was not completely gone, he served as assistant coach, but a black coach was head coach. Throughout the movie, coach Boone tries to…

Based on a true story set during the years of integration between the black and white students at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria Virginia circa 1971. Remember the Titans tell of the famed Titans football team which was headed up that very same year by the team's first black coach, earnest family man Herman Boone. At first previous head Coach Bill Yoast Will Patton is upset to be put down as the assisting coach to Herman Boone’s. But just as Boone teaches his team how to get along and…

Remember the Titans is an American sports drama film based on the true story of a high school football team in 1971 at T.C. Williams High School in the city of Alexandria, Virginia. However, it’s much more than just a movie. In this film, it shows how T.C. Williams High School succumbs to integration and the racial issues and tension that follow with it. The movie focuses on African American coach Herman Boone and the difficulties of leading a football team comprising of members of both races.…

Set in the racially charged South, “Remember the Titans” is the story of 22 players, 16 games, two coaches, and one interracial team. One particularly important member of the team is 9-year-old Sheryl, the steadfast daughter of Coach Yoast. Her loyalty keeps Yoast in check, reminding him that football matters more than race ever will. Sheryl’s dedication is shown through her interactions with Herman Boone, the black coach who usurped her father’s position as head coach; her exchanges with her…

The movie Remember the Titan is about a T. C. Williams High School football team who overcomes numerous obstacle to obtain a state championship. The battle that most students faced was racism. In April of 1971, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling that ended all states imposed to segregation in public school. The school board enforced white and black student to collaborate in school activities. People were still adjusting to new changes. The school was not coping with these…

Remember the Titans (September 2000) is a movie that will forever be known as a great. It’s not just a basic movie about football, it’s much more than that. It’s a movie that proves that even though times get rough, it’s possible to overcome it. This movie shows various forms of sociological issues in Alexandria. Discrimination is very evident throughout the entire movie. The white community does not want anything to do with the black community nor do they want to be around them. They do…

Race discrimination has become a huge problem. The issue isn’t as bad as it was in the 1900s, but it is still bad. Remember The Titans and Hidden Figures are both movies about race discrimination and how everyone accepts each other for who they are and not their skin colour at the end. But, the way both movies portray the racism is completely different. Characters, symbolic moments and the main idea are what will be the focus. These three topics will explain how race discrimination was back then…

Mequlito Q. Ragin Management in Film (MGMT215-150A-15 10/13/2015 Watched Remember The Titans Remember The Titans is a movie based back in the 1970’s, during the time of heavy racism in a small town of Virginia. The Jim Crow laws were still a very big part of their everyday life. There are many complex feelings during this movie. For this discussion board we want to focus our attention on the unity the coach wanted to provide during the training camp. 1. “Doc”, the new head coach took his…

Our teams choose and watched Remember the Titans (drama) and Guess Who (comedy). Both movies have great examples of intercultural communications. In Remember the Titans, was made in 2000 and is based on a true story of an all-white school that is racially integrated with African American coaches and players. Boone played by Denzel Washington took over as head coach. He knew that in order for the team to success that they must put their racial conflict aside and work together to become a winning…

The suburban schools of Virginia had been segregated for decades with schools for whites and schools for blacks. In 1971, integration was federally mandated, forcing two schools to close, and integrate African Americans and Caucasians into T.C. Williams High School. Football was a way of life in Alexandria, Virginia, moreover, the community celebrated every game and victory as if it were a holiday. Remember the Titans is a story about the T.C. Williams High School football team after the…