When African Americans began getting civil "rights", they weren't just granted to them, they needed to do a lot to even be eligible for rights. For example, to be able to register for voting, you have to pass a test that white people make up as they go along making it impossible for black people to pass. Later, they made a law that before even taking the test you had to get a ______ from a registered African American voter.
In the movie we're watching, I think it's so sad to hear that African American's literally planned go get beat half to death by police officers. Their marches were not violent, meaning they couldn't fight back to police so their only option was to be beaten. They drew sticks to see who would march in the front. The police would wrap barbed wire over bats and they would throw mace bombs causing big clouds of dark grey smoke, making it almost impossible to see through. They left African Americans with broken ribs, arms, legs and even fractured skulls lying in the street as they moved onto the next target.
Watching this video make me realize how lucky I am to live in a time where segregation doesn't exist in my everyday life.
It was upsetting to see that their marches were not even threatening to them yet they were still beaten up badly. Its horrific watching this movie but its eye opening because sometimes, especially me, they're times we aren't thankful for what we have in our lives.
ReplyDeleteIt was upsetting to see that their marches were not even threatening to them yet they were still beaten up badly. Its horrific watching this movie but its eye opening because sometimes, especially me, they're times we aren't thankful for what we have in our lives.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Claudia the movie was quite upsetting.
ReplyDeleteWhat struck me was when the police just broke out on the black community in the streets. It made absolutely no sense. Just seeing that really made me understand what they really went through and even though they are better off today, they still face challenges.
I find it very depressing to see how hateful and brutish the norm was back then. I commend Dr. King and the SCLC for what they contributed, and furthermore their methods of non-violence. In an era of frustration and irritability, there were heroes like King to change the way people saw race relations. This is exactly why today we need to stand behind his vision and image, and why we ourselves should be glad that we live in a time where official segregation does not exist. However, we must always be mindful of the challenges we face and work toward progressive reform as humans. We must not let the matters of today be trivialized .
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