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Forty years ago, there were fewer laws on the subject but there was still affirmative action. One law that allowed many colored people to achieve their dreams, fulfill their educational goals and get the jobs they deserved. In the movie, we see the effect of this law. John is a young black man who is a prominent doctor. He is a well educated and well established man and for him, it is easier to make his presence felt than it had been for his father. He doesnt agree with the psyche and reasoning of a man who is chained by years of subjugation. He is a free man and he likes to think like one. But color problems do not affect his family alone. Joey Drayton who is a young rich girl finds that her parents are as offended by her decision to marry a black man as his had been. She understands that it would be difficult for them to accept a black son in law but she like John is not chained by thinking of previous generations and doesnt possess their mindset. She believes in liberation as does John and thus they face similar obstacles when informing

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