Resolved II (Post 12)

Resolved begins by focusing on the careers of Matt Andrews and Sam Iola. The team of Iola and Andrews hails from Highland Park High School, a very affluent, white, upper class neighborhood in Texas.

From there, the documentary shifts its focus to Louis Blackwell and Richard Funches of Jordan High School in Long Beach, California. By contrast, Jordan High's debate team is underfunded, and the school is a public high school with only 12-18% of its students going on to a four-year college. As compared with Highland Park's 97% or Commack's 49.9%. Louis and Richard seem to be working at a big disadvantage. Is this fair? Please watch the next 9 mins. of Resolved from the YouTube clip and answer the questions listed below.

Five Fundamental Questions
1. What is the actual condition in this country today in regard to race and racism?
2. Does your understanding of race come from your expreinece at Commack?
3. If we agree that racism exists. What is the minimally acceptable situation in regard to race?
4. How do we get from the actual to the minimally acceptable condition?
5. How do we get from the actual to the ideal?