We love that The Constitution of the United States of America says among other things - "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
All that said, here are some of our favorite movies that remind us that
prejudice is never good,
and that we always want to stand up against prejudice
and treat people as the brothers and sisters that we really are.
**While most of the movie we recommend are family friendly, these films deal with prejudice and often include a depiction of violence or other adult issue that took place. Our suggestion is that you view them first to decide for yourself what is appropriate for your family standards.
The King and I
Legacy The Story of the Mormon Pioneers - Sorry no Trailer
Sorry No Trailer
The Ernest Green Story, The Rosa Park Story, Crisis at Central High
Although the short TED Talk below is not I thought it was important to include because there is so much discrimination against poverty and equal education seems to be a great way out.
I don't have many movies about discrimination against Hispanics or Women or American Indians simply because I'm not familiar with movies about the subject. But if you know of some, please include them in the comments.
May we fight prejudice wherever we find it! We want to end with this quote . . .
If it has been demonstrated that I have been willing to die for a "Mormon," I am bold to declare before Heaven that I am just as ready to die in defending the rights of a Presbyterian, a Baptist, or a good man of any denomination; for the same principle which would trample upon the rights of the Latter-day Saints would trample upon the rights of the Roman Catholics, or of any other denomination who may be unpopular and too weak to defend themselves. It is a love of liberty which inspires my soul — civil and religious liberty to the whole of the human race. —Joseph Smith, 1843
We'd love to hear from you! Please, share your favorite movie against prejudice or your favorite quote against prejudice below.
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