Problem
Review the following focus questions before viewing the short documentary film Murder in Mobile.
Take notes on the film as you view, and respond by posting 1-2 paragraphs here to the discussion forum.
Suggested topics for response:
1) What is the central message of this documentary? How is that message conveyed?
2) Describe one or more of the strategies the director uses to tell the story in this short film. Consider imagery, music, quotations, and use of examples. Do you find these strategies compelling and/or engaging? Why and why not?
3) What does this film suggest about the power of reading, research, and communication? How is this message conveyed?
4) What does this film suggest about the importance of memory? The capacity for humans to change?
5) What details from this film are important to consider in framing the social, legal, and political context in the decades before the Civil Rights movement?