00:00Racism doesn't disappear, it just changes its guise.
00:03Black Lance Man is inspired by a true story, that of Ron Stallworth.
00:07who is the first black police officer in Colorado Springs and who infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan by telephone.
00:13The film alternates between humorous moments and much more serious ones.
00:17But he has a very clear message.
00:19Racism is organized and is not just a thing of the past.
00:22It is passed on, it is reformulated and it adapts to its time.
00:26Let's put things in context and talk about the Ku Klux Klan.
00:30The Ku Klux Klan is a group, and not a group that was, because it is still current.
00:33It is a white supremacist group that originated in the United States well after the Civil War, around 1865.
00:39And its ideology is based on racism, hatred, and aims to maintain white domination.
00:45At the time, its members carried out nighttime violence, lynchings, arson, and intimidation.
00:50hangings of African Americans and their allies.
00:53Even today, he leaves behind a legacy linked to extremism and racism.
00:58And I'll let you listen to a song called Strange Fruit,
01:01so that you could know what was happening.
01:03Spike Lee deliberately links the 1970s to contemporary images.
01:06to show that history does not repeat itself by chance.
01:10Black Lanceman reminds the Black community that society is whole
01:14and that knowing history is not simply an exercise in memory,
01:17but it is an act of constant vigilance.
01:20And I mean it, it's an act of constant vigilance in light of what we are currently experiencing.
01:26Let me know if you know this film in the comments and most importantly, subscribe.
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