Study guide Glory Road & Civil Rights movement.

  • Glory Road is set during the peak of the Civil Rights Movement. What situations in the movie stood out to you as being very different from how people are treated today?
  • Did this film help you understand why the Civil Rights Movement is such an important part of America’s history?
  • Coach Don Haskins and the team members of the Texas Western Miners are challenged to confirm their core beliefs and values, and to stand up for what they know is right. Like Haskins and his team, have you ever stood up for what you know is right? How?
  • In your opinion, why was the true story behind Glory Road such an important story to tell?
  • Why do you think that some Americans have mixed feelings about civil rights?
  • Why do topics regarding civil rights cause some people to get angry?
  • Why do certain people hang out together?
  • Why do certain people avoid each other?
  • What happens when we reach out beyond our own group?
  • Are there ways that our families, friends, etc., sometimes make it hard to get to know people who are different?
  • Do you know of any social groups that are diverse in terms of the people who hang out together—in race or ethnicity, in their likes and dislikes, etc.?
  • What would happen if we broke down some boundaries and got to know people who are very different from one another?
  • How could we mix things up a bit so that we get to know people who are different from us?
  • How could larger society honor and appreciate diversity more effectively? How would that look?
  • What improvements can be made for larger society to honor and appreciate equal rights, equal opportunities, greater acceptance of everyone regardless of age, race, culture, disability, sexual orientation, religion, nation of origin?
  • Referring to the Texas Western Miners’ win in 1966, Director of Glory Road, Jerry Bruckheimer stated in the “Glory Road Production Notes,” “it is really important to memorialize individuals who change the world for the better and that’s what Coach Don Haskins did with that team, that year!” Think about how you can memorialize an event that means a lot to you in your life.