Film Analysis on "No easy Walk"
Eye on the Prize
“No Easy Walk”
Film Analysis Assignment
Alejandro Chusán
SOC 100
Prof. Davis
The engrossing documentary, Eye on the Prize, and its fourth installment “No Easy Walk”, is a vivid recounting of the civil rights movement leading to the march on Washington, DC. Since so many people of my age group are ignorant to the long and suffering history of the civil rights movement, the film proves to be powerful and enlightening. It is a reminder that while we indeed have come a long way, racism and other forms of inequality persist to this day.
In this episode of Eye on the Prize, Martin Luther King, Jr., establishes his place in history as the leader of the movement. But this does not come easy. He promotes the concept of non-violence and passive resistance.
The issue of inequality is a central theme of the film. It is clear that the power that the “whites” try to have over the “negroes”, by enacting segregationist laws is at the core of the conflict. Because the differences are deeply rooted in the culture of the times, in this case, the South, we learn that it is only through the work of social institutions, depicted here such as SCLC, that an oppressed people can organize for change.
The various attempts to organize were met with some failures, such as was the case of the city of Albany, Georgia. But we clearly see the sociological concept of social structure take place with the perceived conflict between the local leaders of the movement and the SCLC ensued. The position of the local leaders was that Martin Luther King would in rallying the people but then would fly out leaving them with an in distilled value that the people should still keep fighting or at least that was his goal.
I learned in a more vivid explanation on how the civil rights movement back in the 1960’s caused a lot of tension between “whites” and “blacks”. On how racist this country was and although much have changed I still believe
“No Easy Walk”
Film Analysis Assignment
Alejandro Chusán
SOC 100
Prof. Davis
The engrossing documentary, Eye on the Prize, and its fourth installment “No Easy Walk”, is a vivid recounting of the civil rights movement leading to the march on Washington, DC. Since so many people of my age group are ignorant to the long and suffering history of the civil rights movement, the film proves to be powerful and enlightening. It is a reminder that while we indeed have come a long way, racism and other forms of inequality persist to this day.
In this episode of Eye on the Prize, Martin Luther King, Jr., establishes his place in history as the leader of the movement. But this does not come easy. He promotes the concept of non-violence and passive resistance.
The issue of inequality is a central theme of the film. It is clear that the power that the “whites” try to have over the “negroes”, by enacting segregationist laws is at the core of the conflict. Because the differences are deeply rooted in the culture of the times, in this case, the South, we learn that it is only through the work of social institutions, depicted here such as SCLC, that an oppressed people can organize for change.
The various attempts to organize were met with some failures, such as was the case of the city of Albany, Georgia. But we clearly see the sociological concept of social structure take place with the perceived conflict between the local leaders of the movement and the SCLC ensued. The position of the local leaders was that Martin Luther King would in rallying the people but then would fly out leaving them with an in distilled value that the people should still keep fighting or at least that was his goal.
I learned in a more vivid explanation on how the civil rights movement back in the 1960’s caused a lot of tension between “whites” and “blacks”. On how racist this country was and although much have changed I still believe