It may have dealt with a time that not everyone here is familiar with, but that “time” in my opinion is most likely dealt with maliciously and in a manner that was self-serving to Oprah, Forrest, and the makers of the movie....I’ll never know for sure, but I’ll make sure that I’ll not spend one cent on enriching these people. I do not need nor care for the perspective of blacks anymore.
Because you did not read the book nor see the movie, you guess is wrong. And moe is the shame that you haven’t bothered to find out