Step1:
What biases do you bring to a conversation about anti-black racism? What are some of the ways that American society has raised you to value whiteness over blackness? What examples are shown in the media? Advertisements? Film? (Example: How beauty is portrayed as white females)
What are the main themes of The Long Shadow? What argument are the filmmakers trying to make?
Do you agree with john powell’s statement “You can’t understand the United States’ history without understanding the role that slavery played.” Why or why not?
Step2
What barriers exist in your community for people of color? Where do you see the wealth gaps in your community?
Consider the systemic injustices you saw in The Long Shadow like slavery, redlining, and Jim Crow. How have these traumatic events in America’s history given way to our current climate?
Can you think of other examples connecting the history of the treatment of African American’s in our country to the present day that were not included in the film?
Step 3
What questions did the film raise for you?
What are you interested in learning more about?
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