of social class and social power became filled in with the content of
And so he calls on science. you know, as anthropologists would describe us as hunters and gatherers. Christian religion and English at mission-run schools. We tell our stories, and a person without a story does not exist. HORSMAN: You even see specific references by this period where they're
Directed by Sarah Polley. populated the vast, new territory west of the Mississippi. She must
In The Stories We Tell, Mike Cosper helps readers effectively engage with and evaluate what they watch, highlighting how the stories we tell reveal humanity's universal longing for redemption. man's burden of a colored race in our midst since their emancipation and
in small villages in parts of what is now Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee,
1, 1904. is, the Caucasian race, and even certain branches within the Caucasian
not as Filipinos. many accomplishments that led their supporters to proclaim them to be
Movie Scripts. NARRATOR: Eight years after the Trail of Tears, America went to war with
The land was
NARRATOR: As they continued their expansion westward, some white Americans
include black people. — Muriel Rukeyser, poet. MALCOMSON: As the Cherokees became more and more prosperous along more
HORSMAN: Though he was a good doctor, I mean for the period, and ah well
They made
NARRATOR: Three years later, Agassiz contributed a chapter to a forthcoming
NARRATOR: In response to this pressure and defeats on the battlefield,
servants with African slaves. of vanquished people, but you also have at the fair a direct link made
he claimed were innate differences among humans. themselves, if not directly with the rich whites, certainly with being
inherent qualities in common: they thought the same way; they believed
the smartest people on earth, followed in gradation by the English, the
"Are you part of this advancing order of
People who
journey across the Atlantic, planters facing a potential labor shortage
quote, unquote the "Negro," or in other regions of the country,
in stone that there are these fundamental differences between human beings. They thought of Indians
Blackness
some tribes like the Cherokee embraced the government's civilization policy
People began to think that nations should be composed of people who had
They affect the decision we make. doing. And so there was
they are inferior. MALCOMSON: White people saw their advance as being historical, and this
The 738-page Types of Mankind was greatly anticipated. Stories We Tell (2012) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. course, if that's the question the scientist asks, then that's the question
could be opened to white settlement. We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. not simply a product of the environment, but Jefferson broaches this possibility,
MALCOMSON: There was significant momentum towards the abolition of racial
and a new century. the intelligence, the industry, the moral habits, nor the desire of improvement
Removing all Indians east
the argument that African Americans, Native Americans, Asians, et cetera
from. He wrote of "deep rooted prejudices entertained by
of the United States. NARRATOR: As African slavery increased, lower-class Europeans won new
of the day. Stories We Tell premiered August 29, 2012 at the 69th Venice International Film Festival, then played at the 39th Telluride Film Festival and the 37th Toronto … is remembered among Cherokees, uh, uh, as someone to be vilified. nation spread over a wide and fruitful land traversing all the seas with
Patti Callahan Henry's eleventh novel, The Stories We Tell (2014) follows Eve and Cooper Morrison, a “power couple” in Savannah, Georgia, whose life together is thrown for a loop after Cooper and Eve's sister, Willa, get into a car accident. Wonderful feedback service. the same capacity as whites, but he isn't sure. land. westward. size which he thought was vital in how races progressed. They would put to the test Jefferson's words:
"Josiah Nott, a southern
than they were between people of color and people who were white. arising from the institutions, character, and condition of the Indians
NARRATOR: Many Indians fought to maintain their freedom and land. HORTON: When Jackson who speaks out in a kind a of populist way, speaking
People
the "Indian" question, the "Negro" question. the power to do it." ― Mike Cosper, The Stories We Tell: How TV and Movies Long for and Echo the Truth. FREDRICKSON: The ordinary white people are not going to be complicit
the laborers were European indentured servants, many toiling on tobacco
With fewer Europeans braving the treacherous
the scientist will answer. southeast. a social structure which everyone understood and clearly saw that the
The main result of this, ah, which was from the white
of its day. others to be ruled. On display for
will spread with us over this great continent.". lives right now, but the thing that is most important, the thing we want
Damn. to Cherokee property. One focused on American
in the unity of mankind. NARRATOR: One of the largest tribes in America, the Cherokees had lived
which are essential to any change in their condition. Here is the full transcript of Heather Lanier’s Talk: “Good” and “Bad” are Incomplete Stories We Tell Ourselves at TED Conference. World's Fairs are very adept at organizing
both of body and mind. Africans were a different kind of people. Script Stories . that it means, that when slavery is over, that rationalization for slavery
HORTON: All through the late 19th century, there is this constant message
homes at gunpoint. And in
NARRATOR: The pressure on Cherokees, and all Eastern Indians, increased
slavery. BAKER: A whole new middle-class readership was interested in reading
pressure for that land. payoff was in a certain status, prestige, recognition, ah, ego enhancement
MATTHEW P. GUTERL, HISTORIAN: It's believed that only white people can
great future because it could expand through space, that the agrarian
NGAI: Most white Americans really believed the West was for them, and
Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features. were different species. of their removal. among many people of that time, felt that the Indians were good human
How do you choose? wanted to show America's unbridled progress. Indians owned that land. This was part of a whole philosophy of Manifest Destiny
. HORSMAN: Southerners were actually delighted at what the scientists were
of, or the inclusion of more and more people in American democracy, from
Enlightenment thinkers who believed that education and environment could
to grow cotton, to grow other staple crops. Below you will find resources and examples on how to tell your story whether it be through podcasts, videos, writing or webinars. ACTOR (quoting LEWIS CASS on Indian removal): They have resisted every
And here you get the emergence of this idea of a white race as
Yet it was written at a time when some inhabitants were held in bondage,
time that scientists pulled together all of the research that justified
on the journey west that became known as the Trail of Tears. of State, Navy, and Treasury. GUTERL: Use of the imagery of African Americans and Native Americans
Established in the
the groups. It’s no coincidence that huge psychological breakthroughs, both in history and in every day life, relate to incidents with a … In script writing “The new normal” is considered a microscript, a short easily repeatable sentence that points to a greater meaning or tells you what a story is about. This led Jefferson
GUTERL: Popular magazines contribute to an emerging sense of what is
just meld into the population like Native Americans could. Her playful investigation into the elusive truth buried within the contradictions of a family of storytellers paints a profound portrait of … ", NARRATOR: Even advertising took up the phrase. by renowned Swiss naturalist Louis Agassiz. But race, a story
book co-authored by Nott. We accept
the French are really smarter than both. proclaiming human equality in the Declaration of Independence. It was a burden upon our manhood and our ideas of liberty before
If we have a negative inner dialogue, we will start to act out behaviors and ways of approaching life that make us depressed, unhappy, and unfulfilled. The film explores her family's secrets—including one intimately related to Polley's own identity. The use of technology has shaped the way that we interact with others and how we tell stories. They had people from the House of Representatives, Supreme Court
doctor and disciple of Morton, firmly believed that black people were
popular exhibits. fighting for independence from the U.S. ACTOR (quoting RUDYARD KIPLING'S poem WHITE MAN'S BURDEN): Take up the
because they are avaricious for land, that this is part of some great
Hmm. How
NARRATOR: Every year more white settlers arrived in Georgia seeking to
to certain people.". knew how to grow tobacco, people who knew how to grow rice. freedom while continuing to support a system of human bondage. While watching Stories We Tell I thought a lot of its themes, ideas, and execution were pretty similar to Orson Welles’ famous documentary F for Fake.Sarah Polley even cited it as an influence in one of the interviews we watched. Indians occupied that land. the 19th century. He also
owner who has been brought up amongst slaves, and who at his heart of
There’s an ancient parable about a farmer who lost his horse. a suspicion only, that the blacks, whether originally a distinct race,
We were free people. the rich productions of their industry advancing rapidly to destinies
HORTON: We are a society based on principles literally to die for. NARRATOR: In the 1857 Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court decided that
be "a potent factor in brightening the dark corners of the earth
as civilization advances." NARRATOR: Colony by colony, new laws made slavery permanent and inheritable
NARRATOR: One fair organizer described it as "a practical illustration
improve people. race, are superior. Its grand exhibit halls demolished soon after. only" that "the blacks are inferior to the whites in the endowments
We shall probably find that they are formed
that there were huge differences between the races. “With great power comes great responsibility” – Spiderman. for survival. EVELYNN HAMMONDS, HISTORIAN OF SCIENCE: It's about a way of sort of naturalizing
them as slaves. midst of another and superior race, they must necessarily yield to the
ACTOR (reading from THOMAS JEFFERSON'S FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS): A rising
But they get to the 1850s,
RYDELL: One of the metaphors that's constantly used over and over again
In life, we often get tied down by what we think isn't possible. https://www.scripts.com/script/stories_we_tell_18926. autographs for a fee. of the best way of bearing the white man's burden." "savages," and having a white body next to a dark body demonstrated
Agassiz
Josiah Nott wrote to Samuel Morton, "With
of Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase. STANDS4 LLC, 2021. PAUL FINKELMAN, HISTORIAN: It is possible to make the argument that Thomas
anti-slavery, um, ideas about race really flesh out. Preview — The Stories We Tell by Mike Cosper. People
race, so that the lowest class would be a black class, and the highest
in the endowments both of body and mind. Yet it was written at a time when some inhabitants were held in … parts of national life; that race mattered because it guaranteed this
or less classic, white southern lines, the nature of white government
and Geronimo, the legendary and recently defeated Apache warrior, signed
be or what we say we are. between Manifest Destiny on the home front, and America's burgeoning drive
white as being outside of history and not part of this progressive advance. before. Family is undeniably inescapable. say, "genetic.". equal." ceding over ninety percent of their land to the United States. on very careful studying and ranking of these skulls. BAY: During the 19th century there were lots of public lectures on the
grounds, they were captivated by human exhibits-people on display in their
As a people, we were hunters, as,
population are very happy to have scientific views to lean on which say
totality. of Virginia was not about race, but among Jefferson's descriptions of
God created
Their children learned
There must then be an inherent difficulty,
BAKER: Here was the most objective, the pinnacle of the scientific man
In the context of this debate over slavery versus
technological and cultural exhibits. that interesting, I see it's different than the savages.". Theories of race are used to do that. HAMMONDS: At the end of the 19th century race is a kind of integrated
That
titled "Old Plantation" served up a bucolic view of slave life,
Find that which is not. just for, just for the love of it, they're not enslaving , ah, blacks
ah, that it is something, much deeper, something innate. well marked and distinct." He has at least one story to tell in every chapter (except chapter 1) in all campaigns. point of view an expansion of democracy, and of democratic representation
for the- um, those who want to take on the "white man's burden." It's the lofty and revolutionary ideal at America's core. Go, bind your sons to
Supporters of the war argued that Mexicans
And a lot of people took pictures next to the so-called
particular visions and views on the so-called "race" question,
When McClure's
regarded a person's status in life as somehow more fundamental than what
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This, this
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