Word: sit
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fight for freedom, whether from an entire society or a controlling spouse. Crazy in Alabama juxtaposes the fallout of two murders in a small Alabama town: the killing of an abusive husband by his Hollywood-bound wife and the murder of a young African-American boy during a peaceful sit-in at the hands of the corrupt town sheriff...
...film is told from the point of view of Peejoe (Lucas Black), Lucille's nephew, who is both Lucille's confidante about the grisly murder of her husband and also the sole witness to the killing of Taylor Jackson (Louis Miller Jr.), the young black leader of a sit-in at a public pool. Peejoe, demonstrating a wisdom that belies his age, refuses to take part in the racisim and segregation that is the rule in his narrow-minded town; however, his principles are sorely tested when he is forced to make a choice between his filial and moral obligations...
...girls sit on the lower level of the Pit's granite bleachers. They rest their elbows on the bags on their laps. Beth lights a cigarette. A big black guy called Gerbil bends over from an upper bench, brandishes his plastic...
...wall a sign reads, "CRLS students will be served only during scheduled lunches." Last year, Rindge kids weren't allowed to even go to Angelo's because the management didn't call the school when they knew that students were skipping. Everybody still went, though. Alex and his friends sit down in the window. Two girls walk in, and the boy closest to the door calls, "Come here." The girl has long black pigtails; her tiny legs show off flared cargo pants...
...time the group reaches Area Four, but the center isn't open to them yet; preteens have it until 6 p.m. They sit outside, on the edge of the basketball courts. After all their talk, only one of the boys joins the game in progress. Alex sits apart from the rest, on the yellow railing of the wheelchair ramp. One of the guys moves over and leans his elbows by Alex...