Hidden Figures Book Vs Movie

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I believe that the Hidden Figures book was better than the movie. I believe this for many reasons. One reason is that the book covered more history than the movie. My second reason is that the movie focused more on the story of Katherine Johnson than the other women. My third reason is that the movie completely left Christine Darden out of the story. These reasons support my claim and are reasonable and logical. I will prove that the Hidden Figures book is better than the movie. I have text evidence supporting all of my claims. The evidence that supports my first claim is that in the book it talked about all of the events that helped African Americans towards equality in America. It also spoke of the events in World War II that helped the African

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