Remember the Titans: A Theoretical Analysis Rameca Leary Regent University Ph.D. Program Communication and the Arts‚ Charleston Email: ramecaleary@aol.com ABSTRACT This paper addresses a pivotal time in American history‚ when a 1971 Supreme Court mandate required southern school districts to end segregation (Daugherity‚ 2011). In Alexandria‚ Virginia‚ the merger of three rival high schools yielded a racially diverse football team and coaching staff. Beforehand‚ blacks and whites had their own schools
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success it brought their football team. Based on the true story of the explosive events that took place in Alexandria‚ Virginia in 1971 when African-American football coach Herman Boone was hired to guide an integrated but racially polarized high school team; the T.C Williams Titans. Angry‚ stubborn and a rigid taskmaster‚ Boone faces a cool reception from the team’s players as well as an awkward relationship with assistant coach Bill Yoast‚ a local white man with seniority and a tradition of winning
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due to the heavy civil topics such as discrimination and racism. T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria‚ Virginia at the time was a desegregated school and the hiring of their first African American head coach Herman Boone which raises the racial tension throughout the community. Coach Boone seizes the job from Bill Yoast who is a Caucasian and has already been nominated for the Virginia High School Hall of Fame. The two coaches set aside their differences because
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Remember the Titans Movie Review The arrival of African slaves‚ sold in the plantations of colonial America‚ definitely triggered a superior-inferior relationship and mentality between “the whites” and “the blacks”. This present-day culture‚ resulting from a society of masters and slaves‚ has struggled against central concepts deeply rooted in the nations past .With strong cultural values on racial discrimination‚ the path towards the concept of racism in America was a vital moment in the course
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examples of racial tensions between black and white communities and also portray a true-life meaning to what people sufferer during the bad times of racism. Coach Boone and Mama both share leadership roles‚ uniting roles‚ and also have to overcome attitudes from opposite races. The difference between both characters is that Coach Boone applies his authority in a much harsher way than Mama. Looking at both works‚ it is easy to identify many characters that play important roles in enhancing the
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Remember the Titans Remember the Titans was based on a true story. Back in 1971‚ the high schools in Alexandria‚ Virginia were forced to integrate an all-black and all-white school into T.C. Williams High School. A young black coach‚ Herman Boone who was new to the community was then hired to replace Bill Yoast‚ as the head coach of that school. At first Coach Yoast wanted to pursue his opportunities elsewhere‚ but in the end he changed his mind and stayed to be Coach Boone’s assistant after his
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that would combine both white and black students into public schools in 1971. T.C. Williams High School was one of the first schools to integrate this new rule‚ which was located in Alexander‚ Virginia. This was an opportunity for someone like Herman Boone (a black man) who was hired on as an assistant coach to prove his leadership and talent in coaching football coming from a double A to a triple A district. He was offered the head coaching job after a short period of time by the school board‚ but
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life story of Coach Herman Boone. Mr. Washington portrays an African-American man who is the newly appointed head football coach of T.C. Williams High School‚ during the first year of school desegregation in Alexandria‚ Virginia in the early 1970’s (Social Movement). This was to be the first desegregated school in the region. At that time‚ this was a very controversial hiring because he was given the head coaching position because he was “the only black head coach”. Coach Boone was hired over a very
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First‚ let us discuss the main character which is Coach Herman Boone. Coach Herman Boone‚ the black head coach is a strict person. He uses strict training to train the football members. He forbade the players to be late. For example‚ they leave for camp in time at 7:29a.m‚ if report at 7:30a.m‚ you will not be playing football. Besides‚ there is no water break for the players so they can respect all of the players. Coach Boone is a persevere person. To prove this‚ he never give up when he forced
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Remember The Titans tells the remarkable‚ inspiring true story about a football team from Virginia‚ asunder by racial prejudices‚ and who they obtain the unification and win the championship. The year is 1971‚ and a young black man‚ newcomer‚ named Herman Boon is hired as the head football coach at the town’s high school. Consequently‚ displacing out a white man‚ Bill Yoast‚ who had been the head coach for a long time with extraordinary performance. As America struggles through the growing pains of
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