Glory Road
Glory Road: Ethics and Morals
Glory Road: Ethics and Morals
Many different movies that we watch throughout our lives stir some type of emotional response. This could include sadness, grief, joy, or even respect for a certain fictional character. The movie Glory Road depicts a time when African American players where not welcome on the basketball court. In 1965 a few college teams included black players. However, they would only play them when “needed”, or when they were losing. Many of these teams during that time period felt threatened by the “invasion”, in their words, of the game.
I believe the main reason for this “invasion” theory or the dislike of the African American players was because they felt that even though they may have been better at the sport, they were inferior. This could have been because of their culture, or because of the majority acting as such. Throughout this movie there are multiple ethical and moral issues. Some of these issues are personal, while others are a culture or group.
One of the main characters in the movie is Don Haskins; he was the coach for the Texas Miners, a middle aged and well educated man. I would also say that he was culturally diverse. He went into a college where all the players on the team were white. They needed more players, and he wanted a championship. He sent his recruiter to the Bronx, on the lookout for any players with talent no matter the skin color. This bold move caused a stir with the current players, teachers, leaders of the school, and students.
The recruiting of black players alone showed the values and culture of the area where the Texas Miners presided. The area in question was predominately white, which led to problems with the community. The community did not approve of his “method” for success. They were used to the iconic “All American” white basketball team. This divide shows the cultural relativism of the people in that area. The overall population that went
Glory Road: Ethics and Morals
Many different movies that we watch throughout our lives stir some type of emotional response. This could include sadness, grief, joy, or even respect for a certain fictional character. The movie Glory Road depicts a time when African American players where not welcome on the basketball court. In 1965 a few college teams included black players. However, they would only play them when “needed”, or when they were losing. Many of these teams during that time period felt threatened by the “invasion”, in their words, of the game.
I believe the main reason for this “invasion” theory or the dislike of the African American players was because they felt that even though they may have been better at the sport, they were inferior. This could have been because of their culture, or because of the majority acting as such. Throughout this movie there are multiple ethical and moral issues. Some of these issues are personal, while others are a culture or group.
One of the main characters in the movie is Don Haskins; he was the coach for the Texas Miners, a middle aged and well educated man. I would also say that he was culturally diverse. He went into a college where all the players on the team were white. They needed more players, and he wanted a championship. He sent his recruiter to the Bronx, on the lookout for any players with talent no matter the skin color. This bold move caused a stir with the current players, teachers, leaders of the school, and students.
The recruiting of black players alone showed the values and culture of the area where the Texas Miners presided. The area in question was predominately white, which led to problems with the community. The community did not approve of his “method” for success. They were used to the iconic “All American” white basketball team. This divide shows the cultural relativism of the people in that area. The overall population that went