Racial Conflict in Film

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This paper discusses and compares the films "Glory," directed by Edward Zwick, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," directed by Stanley Kramer and "Glory Road," directed by James Gartner. It specifically analyzes how each film addresses issues related to race and racial conflict. It discusses the plots of each film and the political environment during the times that they were created.

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"Likewise, in Glory Road, Coach Haskins is a white man leading a group of mainly Black players. His role is a glaring reminder of the power structures that exist in American society. In any number of social institutions, white men hold disproportionately more positions of power. Imagery like that of Haskins and Shaw leading a group of African-American males reminds viewers how far American society still has to go before non-white leadership is no longer questioned or viewed as being odd. The presidential candidacy of Barak Obama is the latest reminder that non-white people have been regularly excluded from positions of power."

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