The movie makes a rather successful highlights and displays the historical disadvantages and bias that black Americans continued facing despite emerging victorious in major legal battles against segregation, an issue that had been politicized to the hilt. The movie incredible explores and vividly describes the truth of racial imbalance and abuses that American cities faced until a few decades back. The movie does a commendable job at bringing up important and imperative questions about the best and most suitable ways to secure equal rights for all and about the best and the finest ways to guarantee and ensure equal opportunity for all Americans (FacingHistory, n.d).
The story revolves around Boston which was particularly the hotbed and center of all major racial and ethical conflicts and where segregation was deep rooted. The blacks Americans argued that the school systems in Boston were indulging in de facto segregation and bias against black students even after the court ruling that made segregation illegal. Though they tried to contact and bring the issue to the attention of Boston School Committee, the committed paid no heed to their grievances. At this point black parents filed a complaint against the committee in the federal district court, which probably was the right course of action.
The busing policy lied at the center of the crisis due to which many white Bostonians objected to what they considered an infringement of their rights and bemoaned the loss of their neighborhood schools since black students were allowed to attend them. This should the extent of racial rot that American society suffered from.
It was though with the election of Maynard Jackson, the first black Mayor, that the things changed changing. He took on many activities for the welfare of black including an airport in Atlanta. This lead to the change in outlook towards racial abuse though small problems still continued. It was at last the Supreme Court, which termed racial quotas unconstitutional and brought an end to country’s most shameful eras. The movie does complete justice to such a sensitive and complex issue.
Works Cited
FacingHistory. ” Eyes On the Prize”
FacingHistory.org. 26 April 2013. Web n.d, p. 192-193
