Man on Fire: A Texas Town and its Racist Roots

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

1 hour

External Cost

Yes

Lesson Plan

Source

Fendelman, J. (Director). (2018). Man on fire [Film]. New Day Films.

Trigger warning: This film is highly emotional and discusses an actual case of suicide, specifically self-immolation as sociopolitical protest. Man on Fire tells the story of a white minister, Charles Moore, who set himself on fire in 2014 to protest the racism in his small town of Grand Saline, TX.

General debriefing questions such as the Thiagi model can be used following a film screening, but facilitators may want to adapt group discussion questions carefully to their context. See lesson plan for potential discussion questions.