the "real" Ron Stallworth
What police department hired Ron as first black officer?
Colorado (Grand Junction)
What was his real name
Flip (Phillip) Zimmerman
Purpose of Spike Lee to direct this movie
Make sure everyone knew of all the terrible acts of these groups in history and now
What did the real Ron make the other Ron do before meeting with KKK people the first time
Practice talking like him, saying things right so their cover wouldn't be blown
Stereotypes were brought up constantly in the movie. Name one of them
talk differently than white, all can dance............
What influence did Ron's dad have on him
Dad in military so grew up strict but grew up learning what was "right"
What was his main issue that kept coming up with the Klan
Being Jewish
What group was involved in protecting blacks at gatherings to not get hurt by police?
Black Panthers
What was Felix (guy who's house the meeting was at with the wife who wanted to kill as well) focused on with "Ron"
If he was Jewish
Stokely Carmichael used to be a part of what group before going around the country talking to college students to get ready to fight status quo
Black Panthers
When he called the KKK ad, what was one thing he shared that was not smart to do?
Used his real name
How did he stop them from shooting Ron when he threw the explosive inside to save him from being exposed as Jewish
He knocked the guy's arm down and shot at the car but purposefully hitting the road, not the car
What was common for people to do at this time to connect to their heritage?
Change their name to an African name (Muhammed Ali, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, etc)
How did "Ron (white)" get away from being found out as jewish
"Real" Ron threw an explosive in the window
David Duke talked about the way to get ahead now instead of just intimidating anyone not white
Get into politics and get elected. Stating wanting to get someone with their views to the White House
How long was he with the police force when they let him run this investigation
1st year
How did he know he was found out as not being Ron at the KKK party?
They all started calling him Flip so he used the bathroom and left to save the real Ron.
The woman in the story was similar to Angela Davis in history. What was her job (Patrice) in the movie
Head of Black Student Union getting ready to battle white america
What was the KKK shooting range like
Targets of black people running away
They mentioned the "aryan" race many times (from Hitler). What does that mean
Get rid of everyone not "pure white European background"--jewish, asian, latino, black
Of course we know Alexander Hamilton was from the Caribbean NOT European and an orphan from poor standing. Opposite of KKK claim
What did the police investigators due to the bad cop who purposefully was racist and messed up
They had mics on while the bad cop said all he did and was going "to continue to do forever" concerning pulling over black people for no reason. He was arrested
What did he do when the police chief told them to stop investigating and destroy all evidence?
He walked out, saying it was BS and thought about quitting due to that.
Why do you think at the end he had Patrice and Ron seem to be floating down the hallway with guns drawn when they heard noise
Showed how intense cross burnings and the violence was and how defenseless they were in stopping it
What did the police chief make the "real" Ron do when David Duke (head of KKK) was in town?
He made him protect him as a bodyguard from the police department
What events in 2017 did Spike Lee bring in and why
Riots in Charlottesville where white supremacists attacked a peaceful BLM gathering with Trump saying "they were good people" and not all bad.