: The film "The Two Nations of Black America" by H.L. Gates, Jr. was an excellent film. It was very critical of the black community. The film discussed a few paradigms. Some were well known such Dubois talented tenth, while others took a more research to figure out such as the separation of the classes. The film enlightened me on many issues the black community is currently facing.
The 1960s showed drastic improvement for the black community. It was then that black for the first time began to "feel" themselves. By this I mean blacks were beginning to fight for an identity. We began to become proud of who and what we are. What sparked this revolution? The answer to that is unknown. But whatever it was, blacks all over the United States joined in.
Blacks began to be proud of their big hair, big lips and other cultural features. Features that for so long we deemed ugly and unattractive. Blacks began to unite against all the hatred and inequality they had experienced for so long. It......
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