this show be not only great human drama but portrayed racism in this country in a raw and all too true to life manner . when one show can be so witty and entertaining and yet so poignant and educational all at once and this be television in it high form . the acting be phenomenal . the writing be exceptional . not only do the show portray race relation in a straightforward manner that seem unmatched by any other television series and but it ability to depict this subject matter a it exist in the 1960 alongside how it exist in the beginning of the twenty first century powerfully demonstrate the way we have change and and sadly and the many more way we have not .