Hidden Figures The American Dream And The Untold Story...

The film Hidden Figures is based on a true story and adapted from the book ‘Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race’ by Margot Lee Shetterly. The movie is centered around a trio of African-American women who worked for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and played an essential role in sending John Glenn to space amidst a burgeoning Space Race between the United States of America and Russia. Based in Hampton, Virginia in the 1960’s, film depicts the deep racism and sexism prevalent in the United States at that time. The film provides a glimpse of the stark realities that black women faced at the time. From the segregated bathrooms and†¦show more content†¦Katherine, in spite of her academic depth and brilliance, was deliberately marginalized by her peers. As she was the only black person in the office, her peers made sure to provide her with a â€Å"color ed† coffee pot which they did not fill with coffee. However, the most blatant injustice was the fact that she lost hours of work because she was forced to run back and forth to the only â€Å"colored† bathroom on the entire NASA complex. Nevertheless, her struggles remained an unseen issue to her colleagues because it was not their reality, and the lack of having a bathroom near their desk did not negatively impact them. It was not until she was questioned about her daily absence that she was able to raise the problem with her supervisors and confront her peers. It took her raising the issue, making this â€Å"hidden† issue visible, for quantifiable change to take place. Sometimes in order for change to take place, a marginalized group must be willing to make visible injustices they face and someone in a position of authority be prepared to articulate how that injustice is negatively impacting everybody. However, it most often that the people in positions of authority are unwilling to give up their privilege. In Hidden Figures, the protagonists do the work, but those in the position of power get the title, recognition, and pay. As such, while KatherineShow MoreRelatedCharacter Analysis Of Hidden Figures By Margot Lee Shetterly979 Words   |  4 PagesThe book Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly was a fascinating book filled with many details summarizing what had initially happened in early American Society from as early as 1942. In addition, It helped inform us with detail based upon issues at that time such as: racial segregation, feminism as well as equality. 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