American history x Ideas

1. Danny Vinyard was influenced greatly by his brother. Derek Vinyard was basically the write hand man of Cameron Alexander, who was the leader of the D.O.C. Danny probably saw that Derek was in a high position and idolized him so therefore he took steps to someday hold the position Derek held.

2. Derek was greatly influenced by his father. In the movie they showed a flash back with Derek’s father and they were sitting around eating dinner. Derek mentions Mr. Sweeney and how he was black and how Mr. Sweeney had 2 PhD’s and that he had them reading black literature. Derek’s dad says “Oh is it Black History Month”. Soon there after his dad goes off and starts talking about how the force hired two black men over a white man who scored higher than them because of Affirmative Action. Then at the end of the scene his fathers said don’t give in to Sweeney’s trap.

3. Derek’s father and his father’s beliefs in Affirmative Action socialized Derek in a cou...