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Laquana Gardner
English 102- Biography Summary
Gina Ferrara
28, March. 2019
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopedia. “Spike Lee.” Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia
Britannica, Inc., 16 Mar. 2019, Encyclopedia Britannica. www.britannica.com/biography/Spike-
Lee. 27 Mar. 2019
Shelton Jackson Lee, also known as Spike Lee was born March 20, 1957 in Atlanta,
Georgia. This American filmmaker known for his uncompromising, provocative
approach to controversial subject matter inspired many people. Lee wanted to raise
awareness of the hate toward African Americans. The infamous Howard Beach incident
of 1986, in which a black man in Queens, New York, was chased and killed by
rampaging white teens. This was the inspiration for Lee’s third feature, Do the Right
Thing in 1989, an impassioned but evenhanded work that neither blamed any specific
group for racial violence nor absolved any from it. Many of Lee’s films can be classified
as family affairs: his father, Bill, contributed music to She’s Gotta Have It and Mo’ Better
