If I understand you correctly, the issue is not of history, rightness, or wrongness or race or if it should be taught or not, or anything else political.
It is, is this topic and level appropriate for 3rd grade. Or presented in a manor appropriate for third grade.
What I can tell you is set an appointment with the principal and discuss your concern about how your son reacted to the apparent violent nature of the film and ask his view on appropriateness of this level of violence to this age group.
I think you are correct the hard impact of history on individual lives is a bit excessive for elementry school. High shcool deffinently, and perhaps middle school 6th/7th grades but not 3rd graders.
As a perspective just a half ago at the end of 2nd grade they were just getting through trying to read Dr. Susse's "Are you my Mother?" on their own. Now six months later they need to be able to compehend the complex nature of adult society. I am all for acclerating education but that seems a bit much.
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