Hidden Figures

In the movie called "Hidden Figures" directed by Theodore Melfi I could see how things were in the 60's. At that time there were a lot of racism, so much that even the laws promoted it. I think it's unfair that, for the simple fact of being African-American, people have had to go through so much cruelty and injustice. As shown in the film with the main characters (Katherine, Dorothy and Mary), people of color could not formally have jobs, at least not in the same way as whites. The film talks about African Americans being paid less, they did not have official titles and their jobs were despised. The three African-American women were excellent at their job and yet they were reminded that their jobs were temporary (unless otherwise stated) and no matter how hard and skillful they were, they were considered replaceable.

It is for the above that I was impressed to see how Katherine and her friends managed to stand out despite all the obstacles that an African-American had at that time. They were able to show that they were better than other white people (those who were supposedly qualified). However, the racism against them did not stop, but increased the further they climb the stairs of success.

The film also shows a story of how an African American passenger vehicle was attacked with bombs and even then, it did not seem like justice was being done for that fact. It is noted that African Americans were not respected for their rights (maybe because they were not considered American citizens), and that is what makes it amazing how Katherine managed to stand out with her abilities to perform calculations and solve complex problems. In addition, it is also impressive how Mary managed to be an engineer and how Dorothy managed to direct a whole team of African Americans to work with IBM computers (Technology that was quite novel and difficult to manage at that time).