Why you should see "The Butler'

If you weren't alive when this country was confronted by black Americans demanding their civil liberties in the 1960's then this is a film you should not miss.  The live footage of the confrontations, the freedom rides, the deplorable treatment of the brave souls who stood up to the violence of Jim Crow are all assembled here in this fictionalized account of a butler who made it to the White House.  You will cringe at the deplorable hateful behavior of southerners so threatened by integration.  You will see the seeds of anti-immigration sentiment and be aghast at the despicable behavior of Southerners when faced with a change in legislation ordered by the Federal government.  Oprah and Forest Whitaker perform beautifully.  Lee Daniels brings us our presidents from Eisenhower to Regan with humor and caricature.  For me this was not a creative or artistic endeavor.  This is a film about our history.  Sit back and become aware.  This is how I became a social worker.