Racist jokes aren't funny: 'To Kill a Mockingbird' brings to light racism at a Sacramento high school

Rayna Pachacos and Daniela Krestoff interviewed the cast of their high school's stage production of 'To Kill a Mockingbird', a play based on the novel by Harper Lee. As they explored how the racism within the play affected the cast members, they learned that racist jokes are a significant problem at their school.This video was featured at the second annual Youth Media Forum for Social Change at the Sacramento Bee on May 7, 2011. In a discussion after the film Rayna said, “I didn’t know until I interviewed people just how terrible students feel about how everyone jokes about race at our school.”[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd6l8DTXbsU&w=320&h=240]