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In a town called Alexandria, Virginia, in the early 1970s. Based on a true story, Remember the Titans takes a look at the beginning of integration in Alexandria, both the racism and the friendships that result from overcoming prejudice.

In a time of racism and segregation within two races, a white team is forced to work together with a black coach.

Cheered on by the black community the coach embarks on this journey to bring this team to the top and make history

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The white players not wanting to follow his rules/directions

A team that is divided and isn’t willing to work with each other or back each other

They soon realize they are all people who deserve to be treated for what they have to offer

Coach Boon starts by trying to fuse the team together by forcing them to ride together, live together, and coincide together

Coach Boons' demeanor in talking to them is how he is able to grab their attention, he treats them all the same, no color, no race means anything to him. THEY ARE ALL THE SAME

Their first game they have to prove they ARE as good as they say to be together

They have to overcome the obstacles of the racist society around them, they encounter rude comments from their parents, friends and higher people around them

The team starts to separate when they start to take in what society is saying but they come together and remember whats really important and why they're a team to begin with

After the team is so ahead in the season, they knock coach out and they put the white coach in front but this adversity only brings them closer

Their teammate gets into an accident and becomes paralyzed from the waist down

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After spending two weeks together just them, they go back to school that merges and they have to work with one another to overcome the opinions of the people around them

They learn its not all about winning

They reach the state championship game comes and they play like their life depends on it for their teammate

“Win or lose, we walk out of the stadium with our heads held high”

“We’re held to the expectation of perfection"

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“you’ve taught this city how to trust the soul of a man rather than his looks”

“Black or white, we make it work, always we remember the titans”

This film wasn't just about  team winning, it was about to denominations coming together and overcoming what society had placed in front of them

This was a reminder that no matter the color of your skin, YOU ARE A PERSON TOO and you have just as much a right as anyone else.

It took courage and bravery to do what these boys did and show the small minded people around them that they can be different and still win

This truly was a moment in time that changed forever in history.

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By 1970 African Americans and their allies began exposing the deep-seated commitment to white supremacy still thriving beyond the South by pulling back the veil on de facto Jim Crow in schooling, voting inequalities, access to housing and employment. As in Dixie, school integration became the testing ground for desegregation efforts spearheaded by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and other black organizations.

The clamor by black parents concerned over the unequal distribution of resources in predominantly black urban schools reached a fever pitch. Pointing to the dearth of books, supplies, and qualified and committed teachers, they organized committees intent on making their grievances known to municipal and board of education officials. Though African Americans comprised 15 percent of the city's population, their children remained clustered in a handful of Boston schools, namely in Roxbury, while white children enjoyed a broader range of educational options and resources. In effect, Boston, like so many other American cities, operated two separate school boards—one reserved for poor black children, the other for white ones.

White and black parents wrestled over their children's right to a proper education. White parents saw that entitlement as one whereby their children would study in their own neighborhood schools. They even staged a boycott, a strategy adopted from black civil rights activists, keeping more than 50 percent of their children home rather than sending them to school with black kids.

This and so much more was happening during this time. this film chose to speak to the hearts about a moment in time that was changed.