Along with a drummer beating wildly on the drums. This is a part of African culture. In the film there were many visual signs: a bird, the image of 'Last Supper and the mother with her child. I believe these images are about strength, determination and freedom. They used many literary devices in Sankofa such as "the snakes will eat everything in the frog's belly". This means that eventually, if the slaves were quiet and cunning enough, they would have the opportunity to receive whatever the white man had. Blacks were very capable of escaping, fear of the whites was what kept them captive. White people knew the power that black people had, so the only way to keep them enslaved was to put fear in their hearts. By watching both the documentary and the fictional film, people will understand what black history is about and what our people have done ancestors to bring us here today. Many don't believe it, but colorism, racism and fascism still exist today. We all worked for the same rights. Black people faced slavery for many long years but never lost hope. Both films showed how we as African Americans deserve to be treated equally