Trevor Noah mentioned the concept of social contact in his video, which refers to the unwritten rules every participant of the society, both the ruled and rulers,  agree upon; it details the duties and responsibilities of each so that the society could function at its best. However, not everyone holding a country’s passport could participate in society as a full citizen: only those who share similarities with the rulers and who have access to citizens’ rights and resources enjoy full citizenship. Marginalized groups such as the disabled and black Americans certainly are not full citizens under this context.

The feature film I am not your Negro was based on James Balwin’s ideas and talks about the lives and deaths of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Medgar Evers. The film focuses on these three activists since Baldwin knew all three personally and serves as a point of intersection for all three beyond their involvement in the Civil Rights Movements. With the use of anecdotes, the film offered the audiences a more human side of these famous figures in history. 

Personally, as a foreigner who isn’t very familiar with U.S. history, I found the film educational. For me, it was a well-presented seminar that propelled me to research further the three Ms and to understand their influences on American society today. It was also interesting to see images and clips of old talk shows and classical movies, which genuinely reflected the changing perspectives of American society on race throughout history, and documented the progress the country has made. The film also offered an explanation for a lot of hatred, conflicts, and tension that still exist today- these are the historical legacy of centuries-old injustice, the ambivalence of bystanders(or so they believe), and the hostile attitude some oppressors still cling onto today.