Thursday, February 4, 2010

Exploration 6

The film on the 1960’s Civil rights movement was a very powerful and thought provoking film.  It truly makes me appreciate my freedom, and how fortunate I am to live in this great nation. The direct action in this film focuses on a nonviolent approach to protesting. The civil rights activists were beaten down mentally and physically and it must have taken so much inner strength to not back down to any of the torture they went through.

I believe that the Governor of Alabama made one of the most powerful statements saying, “We cannot act as nurse maids to agitators.” Although this doesn’t seem packed with meaning, I believe it is because leaders should set good examples. Yes, this film takes place in a much different time than we live in today, but there were many good leaders around the country open to desegregation and freedom for all. He is a leader in the city, and thousands of citizens look up to him. I believe that this remark made it ok for the whites of Alabama to segregate and to be hateful towards blacks.

Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Fear not, we have gone too far to turn back.” I believe that this is very motivating and inspirational for the freedom riders. It would have been very difficult to keep moving forward when at times, it felt as though progress would never be made. I look up to these men and women for their perseverance and dedication to what they believed in and they never lost hope.

Diane Nash is a great source in this film because she was a leader of the freedom riders, and many people looked up to her. Diane Nash was a student at Fisk University, an all black University. She is very inspiring, positive and hopeful for the future.

 

 

6 comments:

  1. I would agree with you n the quotes that you used..they each had a very powerful meaning behind them thats set examples for that role model behavior. For the governor to publicly say those things took a lot of honesty, bravery and moral value because not many people at that time were willing to hear that but it was something that needed to be heard not just in that town, but nationally.

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  2. I agree, your quotes were very good. The one you picked out that Martin Luther King Jr. said about coming too far to turn back, very powerful. And the point you made was really good. Even though sometimes it was really difficult and the easy thing to do would be to give up, blacks didn't do that; they fought til the end.

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  3. I agree with the great feeling of knowing that we can live in a country that considers people equal, and we have the freedom that we deserve. It is something that is powerful and should be cherished always.

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  4. I agree that it must have been so difficult for the blacks to stick to non-violent action, especially after all the beatings they went through. The freedom riders were very lucky to have Martin Luther King helping out giving them inspiration when they needed it the most. He gave them hope and the courage to continue on when it could have been so easy to just turn around give up and go back home. He made it possible to complete the ride and get what they have always wanted. He was a very motivational person.

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  5. I truly agree with you and the quote was one of the best, “fear not we’ve gone too far to turn back.” it was a very good motivation for everyone that was taking part of the protest and it encourage them a lot. The black people have gone through a lot and they felt this was the right time to fight back and stand up together for what’s right.

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  6. I agree that Diane Nash was a great source. She really did a lot and was very involved in the movement. She is inspiring.

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