The Help

1. In your own words, write what was meant by "separate but equal." How did people in Jackson, Mississippi - including the ladies of the Junior League in "The Help" - try to apply this principle?

In the movie  " The Help" we could see that although people claim that black people was equal and not discriminated, they still suffer from discriminatio in everyday life. This was plasmated in the phrase " separate but equal" which is apply by many ladies in Jackson by for example  separating the bathrooms between white and black people,different churchs and buses, etc... This was still discrimination but mor indirectly and white people were very racist.


2. Do a simple online research about Jim Crow Laws. Identify what outcomes - forced upon domestic workers - were present in "The Help".

The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965. they promote the racial segregation in public facilities in U.S., arguing that black people were " separate but equal". We can see this about how the maids and black people in general, were obligated to use separate bathrooms, they need to go to different churchs, use different public transport, etc...


3. Explore the themes in "The Help" and develop your ideas by continuing the following sentence:

"The maids in The Help took a risk by telling their stories. Even though they knew they could be shot to death in their front yards, they went ahead with the project. If people are not willing to take risks they would stay the same, if you want to solve a problem, you need to take risks because that is part of life."