As I recall, African Americans have succumbed to some of the cruelest treatment seen in American history. This mistreatment has taken many forms, particularly regarding social and racial discrimination. Examples of previous struggles for equality for African Americans in America may include: the pursuit of their freedom and the equal treatment afforded by slavery, gaining the right to vote, and the ability to secure employment that does not discriminate solely on the basis of skin color. Numerous key figures helped make America what it is today and here are just to name a few: Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr. and Thurgood Marshall. I chose the documentary "Fighting Back" (1957-1962) to discuss. This documentary addresses the different issues faced by African Americans during the time of the civil rights movement. Among these are the Little Rock, Arkansas, “Ole Miss” cases and the 1954 Supreme Court decision. The interviews are provided by Ernest Green, a senior at Central High School in Arkansas, by the Chancellor of the University of Mississippi Robert Ellis and by the active Attorney General of the United States at this time, Herbert Brownell. This film explores numerous Supreme Court cases that made national headlines and paved the way for the story to become what we know it today. It delves not only into discrimination and racial injustices, but also into the implications and social effects that the integration process had on African Americans. Before the segregation of blacks and whites there were struggles for equality due to slavery that subsequently continued for generations. . The film stated that segregation is against the Bible. Genesis 9:27 is a wonderful example of why God is again… middle of paper… the rights movement is an example of conflict theory seen in our country's history. Conflict theory occurs when individual and group aspirations are shaped by available opportunities. The context of the system is built due to inequality due to resistance and protest. The lives of African Americans have been shaped to this day by the opportunities or lack of opportunities that were available to them in the early days of our countries. The documentary portrays aspects of symbolic interactionism because society establishes the standards and roles that different genders, races and minorities must adhere to in society, these roles then become normal and can contribute to the creation of stereotypes. This perspective explains social expectations from the context of social roles. The documentary also sought to seek equality and justice for African Americans through the integration process.