Part
II
Well dear reader, as I promised in the last entry, and
now that you have a background on the story, I will be going deeper in the
types of discrimination seen throughout the mini-series “The 60’s”.
The first and most noticeable type of discrimination seen
in the series is racial discrimination. The 60’s were a time of traumatic
changes in the Civil Rights movement, starting when President Dwight Eisenhower
signed the Civil Rights Act into law in the year 1960. As we see in the series,
the Taylor family was involved in this movement too and they were the
organizers of many pacific protests that consisted in marches, sit-ins, etc.
They, along with other people had to face the police many times and were attacked
and injured most of them. In the end, the family father was murdered by the
police and that is what led the son to eventually follow his steps and try to
make a difference as his father tried to.
Another type of discrimination seen in the mini-series is
political/ ideological discrimination. Most Americans in the 60’s blindly
believed in the government’s choices and supported the war because they
believed that they were serving the country and fighting for freedom. One of
these people that shared this thought was the head of the Herlihys family: the
father. As William, the middle son of the Herlihys, joins political movements,
his father rejects him for not following his way of thinking and expresses he
is ashamed of him. This is another factor that brings separation to the family.
Last, but not least, we see discrimination against women.
In these series we are presented with three strong in their own way women: the
Herlihys mom, Katie and Sarah. All of them did great things to defend their
family and their beliefs. For example, it is truly admirable how Sarah spoke
her mind in front of so many men at the protests and was able to bring a real
message. Also, I love how we were able to see Katie’s development and how she
worked so hard for her son and in the end she did a great job.
These are only three types of discrimination seen in the
mini-series. If we go deeper into the story we can get some other types, but
these three are what I believe that are the major and most important seen.
This is a great summary on the discrimination found in the story. I noticed that the political/ideological one was not that marked on the story as the other two, but for me this is one of the most important.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with these being the most important discrimination in the story. What I would like to read more from you it's your opinion in the Herlihys mom.
ReplyDeleteYeah, your thoughts are accurate about how those three are the most influential types of descrimination in the series.
ReplyDeleteHello Crystal! I think your analysis on the types of discrimination shown in the series are pretty spot on. I'd like to know more about your opinion in general towards these types of discrimination (tell me if that even made sense....)
ReplyDelete~~~Paula
You mention that discrimination against women, race and political ideals are the biggest elements of discrimination in the miniseries. I believe that another type of discrimination is against veterans. We see that these men that fight in wars aren’t treated accordingly when the government disposes of them after they have done their time. Brian struggles with trauma from the war and has to deal with flashes of the war.
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