Posts tagged Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Danger of Romanticizing the Confederacy: Challenging the Lost Cause Narrative
The Danger of Romanticizing the Confederacy: Challenging the Lost Cause Narrative

The Lost Cause, a pro-Confederate history of the Civil War written by Edward Pollard in 1866, has been widely discredited by historians due to its revisionist and inaccurate depiction of the war and the Confederacy. However, the ideas put forth in the book still persist in some corners of American society, and it is important to counter these dangerous ideas with contemporary authors and facts. MARBLES AND BULLETS is a soul-searching, historical fantasy, independent feature film adventure in the likes of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, and the psychological complexity of a Tennessee Williams tale. This character-driven narrative is a well-spun traveler’s tale that tells the story of two characters who become unlikely friends. Quirky characters step into the frame to challenge and enlighten the duo and the audience. It challenges the audience to rise above what the man looks to be on the surface. The film forces difficult and current discussions into the light, in a way that focuses on growth and the potential for people to change their conditioning to be better human beings and act out of a desire to love and be loved, instead of acting in anger, hate, and fear.

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Racial JusticeEv StantonTa-Nehisi Coates, Brutal reality of slavery, civil war, lost cause, edward pollard, dangerous narrative, revisionist history, Marbles & Bullets, confederacy lies, happy slave myth, racial justice, black lives matter
"From Literature to Film: A Journey Through the Eyes of Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me, and the film Marbles and Bullets"
"From Literature to Film: A Journey Through the Eyes of Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me, and the film Marbles and Bullets"

Ta-Nehisi Coates, born and raised in Baltimore, experienced the fear and violence faced by Black Americans firsthand. The death of his acquaintance Prince Jones and the birth of his son motivated Coates to reflect on the struggle for racial justice in America. Coates' book "Between the World and Me" sheds light on these experiences and the impact of critical race theory. Filmmaker Richard De Witt's independent film "Marbles and Bullets" adds to the ongoing discourse on these issues.

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