Throughout our history we’ve overcame many issues but one issue that had and has a tremendous impact on us today, is the opportunity to vote. The movie is during a time after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed which desegregated the South so African Americans were then given the opportunity to vote but often scared away, threatened, and often harassed by property owners. Annie Lee Cooper, begins the movie by attempting to vote before getting denied, after being forced to answer a series of questions regarding the political system and those in it. Shortly after a bomb occurred which caused four little girls to lose their life in a bombing at a church, due to a racial government and those voted into office by other racist. Martin Luther …show more content…
It recounts the documentary we watched called “4 little girl” and the bombing that they endured at church. It was a horrific bombing that affected much more than those families affected but the whole African American community because this was where they organized a lot of boycotts and marches. This bombing hit the heart and soul of the black residents. And like we distinguished in class the segregation that occurred was increasingly different depending on who you ask. The film covered a lot of the things that we learned about MLK and his courage in Alabama especially the rainbow coalition that they were able to unite after the attacks on African Americans were broadcasted. George Wallace was also displayed in the movie and his acts of being on both side. We see him defending the racial class and then later trying to help the lower African American class. It helps one confirm how racist that he is by allowing these acts as the governor of …show more content…
Being beaten, whipped, tortured, harassed, and even intimidation where all method used to detour those that are black the opportunity to vote. The film gave me a different perspective on life and the benefits that I have as a white individual. The loyalty and courage that MLK and his followers had to overcome slavery, the Voting Rights Acts and many other acts of courage made me realize that anything could happen with the unity of a group of people. The film made me feel increasingly sad that those involved with this period of time had to go through the various acts of violence that African Americans went through. Not being granted the basic values of life that everyone deserves makes you realize how much an individual has today compared to what they had in the past. It inspired me to reach out to those that are still racist and help get the point across that it’s not ok to discriminate against a race depending on the color of their skin. The way white people decided to live their lives offended I and the way that I decide to live my life. To know that an individual like me would be brutally beaten for hanging out with the opposite race made me realize exactly how brutal slavery was after they desegregated the south. It enlightened me to continue to make change to the way people
Here, though, the focus is primarily on the Committee’s voter registration initiative starting in 1964. This documentary provides a more historical perspective, and offers glimpses into the strategies used in Selma, Alabama to obtain social change. It shows how those within the group questioned the effectiveness of the protests and the march, and
...yed by the citizens of the country. It marked the end of a period of oppression faced by the black community and laid the foundations for a society that preserved and upheld the values of individual rights and the responsibility of the state in conserving the legal and civil rights of its citizens.
The movie Crash educates the viewers on the effects of racism, and the negativity it places in our society. The interpersonal communication that was played out throughout the movie, made me more conscientiously aware, of how I interact with different ethnicities, so as not to offend
The movie "Roots" by Alex Haley is a powerful and inspiring movie. The movie helped a lot of people understand about the history of how the color of their skin will determine what life style the person will have. The movie showed how black people (slaves) had to struggle to live by the demands of white people (Masters), how white people were harmful to black people, and how black people never stop believing they will have freedom some day.
The film focused on young women who were fighting for the right of future generations of womens to vote and run for political office. Alice Paul and Lucy Burns were the two main women who started the Congressional Union; they put their lives in danger, sacrificing their health to help American women have the right to vote and take office. These two women held peaceful, nonviolent protests in order to revolutionize the women’s suffrage movement. Some of the women involved in the non-violent protests against Woodrow Wilson ended up being imprisoned. They were force-fed and treated poorly. In the end, most of the women were able to see the results of the hard work that they put into the women’s suffrage
The reason why it is meaningful to me because as a young black male who witness/was part of the injustice to African American people in my lifetime I understand the struggles of living in America. It is a difficult as well as an unfortunate part of life where people judge you by the color of your skin, where certain groups of people of different color are put into a racial stereotyping profile instead of just trying to get know the individual, not believing the negative stereotypes about that affected group and seeing them as just a unique human being as they are. When I started to grow up I notice patterns of mostly white police officers hunting down black men and people of color and killing them in cold blood as if to say that their lives
the civil rights movement dramatically changed the face of the nation and gave a sense of dignity and power to black Americans. Most of all, the millions of Americans who participated in the movement brought about changes that reinforced our nation’s basic constitutional rights for all Americans- black and white, men and women, young and old.
“Selma” is an interesting documentary film that conveys the unforgettable, real story of the 1960s’ Civil Rights Movement in the United States. The 2014 film captures the riotous three-month protest in 1965 when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spearheaded a daring clamor for equal suffrage rights in an environment accompanied by violent opposition from agents of the status quo. The heroic protest from Selma to Alabama’s capital, Montgomery, prompted President Lyndon Johnson’s assent to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Act is believed to be among the most imperative gains for the agents of civil rights and freedoms in the 20th century America. Director Ava DuVernay ensured that "Selma" chronicles how Dr. King Jr, his family and supporters under the egis of the Civil Rights Movement brought about social change that has since then improved the American society by granting previously discriminated communities a political voice.
Its shows why things are cultural appropriation by showing the response of different public figures who have been accused of cultural appropriation. It gives examples of actions that’s are cultural appropriation. Its show how things that seem to be stereotypes are more than that it’s a form of racial oppression put upon only the African American community.
The video personally affected me in a way that it made me realize that I as a black person
Mississippi serves as a catalyst for the realization of what it is truly like to be a Negro in 1959. Once in the state of Mississippi, Griffin witnesses extreme racial tension, that he does not fully expect. It is on the bus ride into Mississippi that Griffin first experiences true racial cruelty from a resident of Mississippi.
This movie is a wonderful production starting from 1960 and ending in 1969 covering all the different things that occurred during this unbelievable decade. The movie takes place in many different areas starring two main families; a very suburban, white family who were excepting of blacks, and a very positive black family trying to push black rights in Mississippi. The movie portrayed many historical events while also including the families and how the two were intertwined. These families were very different, yet so much alike, they both portrayed what to me the whole ‘message’ of the movie was. Although everyone was so different they all faced such drastic decisions and issues that affected everyone in so many different ways. It wasn’t like one person’s pain was easier to handle than another is that’s like saying Vietnam was harder on those men than on the men that stood for black rights or vice versa, everyone faced these equally hard issues. So it seemed everyone was very emotionally involved. In fact our whole country was very involved in president elections and campaigns against the war, it seemed everyone really cared.
...her King's fervor towards justice because of the stand he chose to make. He didn't just give a speech. King was the leader of many marches in several different states, and his passion and emotion for ending racial discrimination will not be forgotten.
With this movement, African Americans finally got The Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed. They also got The Voting Rights of 1965 passed. With these two rights, African Americans got more equality, More opportunities were given to African Americans. Also the U.S. became a more respectful country towards the differences of people.
...ately, the Movement transformed the South and the entire nation. Finally, there were equality rights for the blacks, now they could sit in the front of the bus without having to fear prosecution. There was no more segregation in public, and the black people were allowed to integrate with the white people. Now some fifty years later, black culture has seeped into everyday life and has fully integrated itself into American culture. The radio airwaves are swamped with black music, black actors and actresses are gaining ground, and black culture is seemingly the in' thing right now. One can't go around without hearing some sort of praise being sung about black culture, be it from the white folks, or the black people. Some fifty years later, black people are no longer being ostracised, right now, they are being celebrated. Life, as it seems, has come full circle for them.