An Essay Answer on Each Question

1.  The George Stevens, Jr. production of Separate But Equal tells the compelling story of the transition from the segregation of African Americans through the eyes of its children to the Brown v. Board of Education case that struck down segregation in America by the unanimous vote of 9-0.

How did you feel about the struggle facing Thurgood Marshall (Sidney Poitier) and Earl Warren (Richard Kiley) in achieving what noted historian and author David Halberstam considered the most important U.S. Supreme Court case of the 20^th Century?

2.  What makes a classic film?  We’ve seen Baby Face, It Happened One Night, The Grapes of Wrath, Citizen Kane, Casablanca, The Best Years of Our Lives, Out of the Past, and others while you’re working on this exam.  Describe and illustrate with scenes from the films you choose (at least two).

3. The Hollywood Ten were producers, writers, and directors who challenged the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in the late 1940s and lost.  They ended up in jail because they refused to cooperate and answer questions or “name names” of others they associated with who were thought to be communists.  What is your impression of these men and this era that led to the notorious Blacklist.  We’ll be studying all of this material in class soon. 

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