Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Selma, Lord, Selma Chapter 10
In Chapter 10 the action picks up. Rachel tells what life is like at her house, which is one of the hubs of the movement in Selma. She mentions some of the people who come to stay with them during this time, such as Jonathon Daniels and Samuel Morris. She also mentions several incidents that happen regarding her family. She tells how she, her sister, and Rev. Morris' son were attacked by some white teenagers as they left school. She also describes two separate incidents involving some of her sisters. These are all small, personal events when compared to the bigger picture of what was happening in Selma. Had you been alive during that time and these were the types of things happening to you and your family, how would you have responded? What would you have found most upsetting? Why? Be specific and use examples from the reading for comparison purposes. You have until Thursday morning to respond to this post.
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If I was alive during this time I probably would have did what they did . I would've worked for my freedom . The most upsetting part is there's probably nothing I could've done about the situation but there's only so much a person can take. Example: (When this happened to them they didnt fight bck because they knew there would make matters worst for them). When you fed up and really want tired of the racist stuff , you would work hard to get your freedom and wouldn't stop until that happens . I will fight for my freedom everyday no matter what.
ReplyDeleteKyana Jones
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If i was alive during this time i would have acted as they did in the book. I would have stood up for what i believed in and work hard to get the freedom me and my people deserved. The most upsetting part in my opinion is the lack of voice they had, they honestly couldn't do much because they were looked as if they were scum. But it is very frustrating thats why i would've worked hard to get my freedom and point across. No matter all the hurt, pain and suffering it would have taken, motivation is all you need.
ReplyDelete- Linda Munoz
I think if I had lived in their time and if I were in their situation, I would do everything to fight for my freedom. But I also would be scared of the consequences I would receive for joining the demonstrations and the marches they did with the church. I would be scared to just walk outside or to just see some white people and what they would do if they see me, like those white fifteen years old boys in the book were throwing rocks at the small children, because they were going to school with the little white boy. I bet those white boys could have never imagined how these small black children and the little white boy felt in this situation, but of course they would not stop punishing them, because nobody did something against it. Nobody came to help Rachel, Shey and the little white boy.
ReplyDeleteIsabel Tamberg
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If I lived in this time I would have act the way they act in the book as well ass Martin Luther king did I would have spoken Mg mind at all times I would have never let any one tell me different I would have stood up for what im am and for what I do in life
ReplyDeleteHoney singleton
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If I were born in that period of time I would act the same as the peole in the story. The people in the story act with courage and dignity.Even though alot was going back then it would take everything in me to do what they have done. Knowing the fact that it was so bad top that point peopl were getting brutal hurt because they wanted freedom and the right to be treated equal as everyone else. I can't imagine the peole of today going through what the people of the civil rights went through.
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ReplyDeleteIf I had been living during this time, I would've been upset if a member of my family been arrested like her sisters. I would be very worried about my family in prison because I wouldn't want anything to happen to them, while they were there.
ReplyDeleteI would want to retaliate to the boys who were thowing the rocks, but I knew that nonviolence was the answer because of what Dr King had preached to us. This was the most upsetting to me, that nothing was done to the boys who were throwing the rocks. It's horrible to be falsely accused and punished, but to be wrong and nothing happens, is very upsetting.
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ReplyDeleteBack then, the probability of me even existing is slim I can't even imagine what I would be doing due to that fact. But if I were my family would be taking in boarders and I would be marching along side Dr. King. My mother probably wouldn't approve, god knows what my father would of thought but, I wouldn't care. Just because I can pass for white doesn't mean I want to pretend to be someone i'm not. The fact that I would have to hid my race in order to be treated like a regular citizen angers me to my core.
ReplyDeleteThe thing I think would upset me the most would be the fact that my little sister would of been attacked by some teenagers as she left school. I think I would of actually killed one of them for laying a hand on her. I simply have no tolerance for the ignorant and spiteful and I think I would be the same even if I were living back then.
If I would have been living I would be very mad and upset that any if my sibling were arrested.My family would be the only thing in my mind during that time.
ReplyDeleteWith the boys who were throwing rocks , I would want to beat them up very bad. That would not get anything resolved even in that movement because it was a non violence movement.