There were many lessons people learned throughout the civil rights movement. A few were that people always put the cause first, they didn't give up, and that things can change. Kids left school to pursue a better future. People were blasted by water hoses and bitten by dogs but they stayed strong. Everything the people did during the movement inspired a bigger and brighter future for all.
America has tons of struggles still to this day. The struggles consist of a lot of different things but two important things are equity and equality. People can say that we all are equal but are we really? It is shown in a couple different circumstances that nobody is truly equal. People are judged based on appearance. An example of how people are treated different on appearance is how our officer went after a group of people because of the way they dressed. They were treated different compared to other groups that were doing the same thing. At schools they build elevators for disabled people to get around just like everyone else. The kids that are not disabled are not allowed to use these elevators but are forced to use the stairs. This shows that not everything is completely equal.
The things that have occurred in the past shape our future. We try not to repeat bad events over again. The speeches of Martin Luther King JR. are still listened to today because of how inspiring they were. He inspired a lot of people that it is always possible for a different future. Throughout the civil rights movement people protested for what they believed in and it slowly got the messages out there. Now, people are protesting for things they believe in and are using some of the ideas that people used from the civil rights movement. One of the ideas of protesting that we still use is silent protests. We learned from the past that it is effective and legal. Things that happened in the past taught us about equality and equity. Hopefully one day people everywhere will be equal.
2 comments:
I agree with Taylor that not everything is equal. I also find her facts intresting on how Officer Berlin went after certain groups of students because of how they dressed. Is that considered racism? I agree that our protesting now is effective. Even if it's silent, the law can't do anything to stop a peaceful protest. It shows that we've learned from the past and intend to keep all of our freedom.
i agree that every one isn't equel but the elevators for disabled people shuould remane exclusively to the disabled or all the lasey abled people will make them late we've got legs so it's not a big deal to use them
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