Prom Night in Mississippi

Prom Night in Mississippi Reflection Prom Night in Mississippi is a documentary film about Academy Award-winning actor, Morgan Freeman who offers to pay for the senior prom at Charleston High School in Mississippi under the condition that, prom had to be racially integrated. In this film, we view the struggles that are faced and overcome to have a successful integrated prom in 2008. My personal views, emotional connection, previous thoughts, reaction, and what I learned from watching this documentary will be discussed as well as a character I can relate to. Aside from the fact that Prom Night in Mississippi was an exceptional documentary, the film left many lingering questions and made me think more in depth about the issue of racism. I always…

At the beginning of Prom Night in Mississippi, I was absolutely baffled and shocked by all the rules and lies, used to separate both races in Charleston, Mississippi. Certain lies and rules such as, whites suspecting that all blacks behold a gun; both races should not be seen hanging out together etc. For example in the documentary a white and black girl assimilated in a conflict, where the white girl claimed that the black girl had a gun and had intentions to use it against her. Or Jessica, a…

a student in Mississippi; they stated, “We don't want separate proms. Then who does? Parents. School board” (Prom Night n.pag.). Children are usually influenced by their parents on decisions, but when they get old enough, sometimes they realize that their parents are wrong. Freeman states their teachers what to teach. As humans, people are highly influenced by the people around them, and generally, if the parents have one opinion, the children will adapt with that opinion. All parents have to do…

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, mob mentality becomes a problem where a group of men are ready to kill another man mainly because of the color of his skin. When this scene unfolds, the author writes “ ‘It do,’ another deep voice said. It’s owner was a shadow” (Lee 202). When Lee labels the mob member as a shadow, it proves how dehumanization affects regular people and their actions. This can reflect how physically he looked blank and dark, but also how he’s been clouded over mentally.…

“All Jews, outside! Hurry!” (Wiesel 16). Police were throwing Jews out of their homes because Hitler saw the Jewish religion as ‘imperfect’. Lula states the question, “I wants to know why you bringin’ white chillun to nigger church” (Lee 159). In ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Lula was getting mad at Calpurnia for bringing white kids to a black church. Another common and very popular incident is people getting judged by their social status. The people in Charleston, Mississippi were looked on as poor…

When Ruby was about 2 her family had to move because her parents sought new work opportunities. She moved from Tylertown, Mississippi to New Orleans where she entered a segregated kindergarten. By Ruby entering William Frantz elementary school she provided hope for a change in the future. Within the article Young and Brave: girls changing history one is shown how Ruby was able to enter the school: the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled in 1954, the year that Ruby was born, that all schools…

Nicholas Lentz Mr. Beachey English 9R 31 March 2017 Don’t Fall Behind 7.125 billion people live in the world and almost half of the people barely live on 1.25$ a day. In our society today, you need to have a good job and have a good amount of money. These people are trying to fit in but they can’t. Although our society values, self expression people often are forced to change themselves to fit in or they could be punished and later on harm other people. People often change not to stick out in…

An action as small as briefly questioning something you disagree with is the spark of change that can set off a chain reaction. By teaching his children that, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view … until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (Lee 39) Atticus is raising them to recognise social blindness. Even though Jem and Scout are only two children they now have potential to influence many more people simply because of how they were…

When it comes to attempting to decrease racism, it mainly depends what side of racism the person is on; receiving racism or hearing someone else act upon it. If someone is on the receiving end of racism, it takes a lot more courage and strength to say something; that’s why sometimes saying nothing is the best option because, “sometimes people just want to provoke you and get a reaction. Walking away may defuse the situation”, (“Racism. It Stops” n. pag.). In 1997, Morgan Freeman heard about a…

‘Let’s get going boys.” (Lee 206) Atticus, the father of Scout, stood in front of Tom’s jail cell and was willing to risk his health and safety to do whats right for Tom Robinson. Atticus stepped up to save an innocent man from an unfair trial and protect him. Add Conclusion Harper Lee and other fiction writers are not the only ones who capture the horrors of inequalities and the rays of hope that speak out against it in work of arts, fiction writers such as Michael Fedo, the author of…