THE BUTLER - SIT-IN SCENE / THE WORKSHOP

THE WORKSHOP

Main character = Louis Gaines: the butler’s son. The scene takes place in Tennessee in 1960. There is an underground organisation called ‘the school of love’to fight against  SEGREGATION The goal is to build an army whose only weapon is love. The students learn about Ghandi’s techniques. It is based on non-violence and peaceful resistance. The students have no weapons and they can get killed. 4 qualites are necessary to challenge white power : patience, persistence, intelligence and thought. The students are trained to resist insults, physical and mental (psychological) violence. They must not break down when they are attacked.  This training gives them power: the power to fight and the power to resist and to reach their goal