Brianna Pastor Composition 50 10-08-01 African American roles in American History X American History X displays many controversial issues such as racism and prejudice. The story revolves around Derek, who is a white supremacist that changes his ways when someone points out to him that all his campaigning only served to make his life even worse than it had been before. A major influence on Derek in this movie was his high school English teacher …showed first 75 words of 657 total…

…showed last 75 words of 657 total…s big personal change took place while he was in prison. He realized that all of his dreadful behavior was pointless and did not benefit anyone. Sweeney and his black inmate friend were huge influences on Derek. They both showed him that good black people do exist. Although he spent so much of his time hating the black race the two people that contributed positively to his personal growth and character were both African Americans.