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‘Green Book’ Distorts Jim Crow Above the Mason Dixon Line
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‘Green Book’ Distorts Jim Crow Above the Mason Dixon Line

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Mar 25, 2019
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Controversy and parody have swarmed the film Green Book, notably since it won the Best Picture Oscar last month. Many have criticized the film’s focus on a white heroic character, the resolution of racism through an interracial “buddy” story, and departure from the facts of Don Shirley’s life, according to Shirley’s family.

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