Black Power Mix Tape - Movie Review Example

of Revolution and Violence: Black Power Mix Tape When asked about the use of violence in society for revolutionary purposes, Angela Davis in the documentary Black Power Mix Tape argues that violence in the United States of America was inevitable. As one of the reasons, she cites the fact that the African American community was a constant and everyday target of violence on the part of racist elements. Drawing on experiences of her childhood when racist attacks led to the killings of many of her friends, Davis argues that violence was the only means for many of the lower class African Americans to protect themselves and in certain cases, register their protest (Olsson).

Davis argues that any movement would require a focus towards its goals and the achievement of these goals needed to be done through means that were available to the resisting community. Davis points out the hypocrisy of the government, members of whom make incendiary comments against the African American community and in the same breath accusing the African American community of violence. Davis’s grouse against such comments stems from the institutional violence that African Americans have to face on a daily basis, leading to reduced economic and political opportunities.

Diane Ravitch argues that society as a whole, if it is to be an educated one, would have to preserve its integrity (Ravitch). This idea can be connected to Davis’s notion of revolution. Revolution, for Davis, is for the establishment of a society that has integrity. The very notion of revolution too is characterized by its honesty, as far as Davis is concerned. Works CitedOlsson, Goran. Black Power Mix Tape. USA: Story AB, 2011. Web. Ravitch, Diane. “Laura Chapman on Sludge and Conflicts of Interest”.

Diane Ravitch’s Blog. 20th May, 2014. Web. 21st May, 2014.