Racial Discrimination In The North
Jackie strong and courageous character is important because he is able to withstand all this racial discrimination, threats, and heat from everyone and still break records. The importance of these scenes shows how this racial discrimination was normal because it wasn’t until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that you couldn’t discriminate against anyone by their color, race, and religion and there had to be an equal and fair opportunity. Also, that many people didn’t realize that the North also had racial discrimination and it wasn’t just the south. Unfortunately, the movie didn’t highlight any of the civil rights movement during the 50s and 60s. It didn’t show the laws that effected blacks before Jackie joined the Dodger, when he played on the
team , and after he retired. It left out a lot of blanks and only got small snapshots on his baseball career. Even though the movie is based on a true story it didn’t include all the elements that it needed to have but it would have made the movie longer than it needed to be. It didn’t highlight the violence and lynching that went on a real life basis. The social dynamics the film pertains to is the transition of behavior of how people were acting and saying racial slurs towards Jackie. The progress of blacks coming to the stands and there integration is key in the film. The shift in the number of blacks in the stand is based on the attitudes and behavior of the people in the stand. Also, how the manager was saying racial slurs to Jackie and not realizing how terrible is. The fact that is was on an interview helped others see that the racial comments he had towards blacks were harsh than any racial groups he discriminated towards. Also, how it was okay for people to say racial slurs in a baseball game and how the manager could say racial slurs and talk negatively on the media about blacks like that. Also, the social interactions among the team mates were really terrible in the beginning and how the fans were booing at Jackie. It took Jackie’s breaking
team , and after he retired. It left out a lot of blanks and only got small snapshots on his baseball career. Even though the movie is based on a true story it didn’t include all the elements that it needed to have but it would have made the movie longer than it needed to be. It didn’t highlight the violence and lynching that went on a real life basis. The social dynamics the film pertains to is the transition of behavior of how people were acting and saying racial slurs towards Jackie. The progress of blacks coming to the stands and there integration is key in the film. The shift in the number of blacks in the stand is based on the attitudes and behavior of the people in the stand. Also, how the manager was saying racial slurs to Jackie and not realizing how terrible is. The fact that is was on an interview helped others see that the racial comments he had towards blacks were harsh than any racial groups he discriminated towards. Also, how it was okay for people to say racial slurs in a baseball game and how the manager could say racial slurs and talk negatively on the media about blacks like that. Also, the social interactions among the team mates were really terrible in the beginning and how the fans were booing at Jackie. It took Jackie’s breaking