Hidden figures book book buy5/10/2023 ![]() Yes, the state of Virginia had dehumanizing Jim Crow laws in place in 1962, but you won’t understand their viciousness unless you read the book. Plus the administrator who dramatically knocked down the sign was fictional. Plus Mary’s story of walking to another building to find a restroom marked colored is entirely different from the movie. ![]() That she used the white facilities, and the time someone did complain she just ignored them. More and more I’m doubting the validity of seeing stories “based on the truth” or “inspired by true events.” I’m worried that such views of history are closer to Kellyanne Conway’s “alternative facts.” On the other hand, does it really matter that the bathroom story actually happened to Mary Jackson and not Katherine Johnson? Even when Johnson has said she didn’t feel segregated at her Spaceship Controls Branch at Langley. Watching Hidden Figures and then reading Hidden Figures reveals the limitation of fiction, in particular, in films based on real people. ![]() By signing up you agree to our terms of use Thank you for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. ![]()
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