Celebrates standing up and courageously risking your own safety to fight against popular opinion and against difficult odds for what history has proven to be right. The movie is about tolerance in a way that's more matter-of-fact than self-righteous. Characters work together in an effective way.
African-American characters are beaten by racists; they're punched and kicked and sustain bruises and bloody wounds. Flashbacks to suggested rape/violence against a woman; a knife is brandished, a woman is thrown in the water, and rocks are thrown at her. Spoken story about losing a testicle.
The main character and his wife kiss and lie in bed together. A sex scene includes kissing, no nudity.
Several uses of the "N" word, as well as "kike." Plus "f--k," "s--t," "pr--ks," "son of a bitch," "ass," "bastards," "balls," "goddamn," "hell," "idiot," and "shut up."
Social drinking. Some mild drunkenness. Background cigarette smoking.