Why Is Remember The Titans Still Relevant Today

History repeats itself is a well know statement that seems to be true, therefore when history repeats itself, the culture during that time repeats itself. Remember The Titans directed by Boaz Yakin is a movie based on a true story that takes place when this country was in racial turmoil. In the movie a white school and black school integrates and creates chaos. There’s riots, shootings, and endless arguing between both parties. Although we have been integrated for many years now, there’s still tension in America and it seems like it will continue to increase until something is done about it. Today in America, there’s still riots, shootings, and turmoil between the black and white community. Remember The Titans uses real life events to show what life was like during the Civil Rights Era, what life is like this day, and how we can overcome the problems we have in the nation. Remember The Titans teaches us that all you need is a great leader and a good understanding of everyone’s background. Remember The Titans takes place towards the end of

Just like in Remember The Titans, in our nation black kids, and men are being killed. The cultural division we are facing now seems to have started back in 2012 when a young black teen named Trayvon Martin was shot and killed after an altercation with another man. This jumpstarted many riots, and protest because many people believe Trayvon Martin was innocent. In 2015, 9 African Americans were killed in Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church because of their skin color. The killer allegedly wanted to start a race war in America. On social media sites you can see white people wearing blackface, and saying degrading things about black people. America seems to be going back to the culture of Remember The Titans, and The Civil Rights Movement with all of the violence and division that’s starting to