Unit 4: Black Lives Matter (Tle G1_gr1)
(At the following of what we did last time)
Their strategies
were to go to a five and dime because everyone could afford it, no one was usually
unwelcomed. First, they put in place a diversion outside the diner to allow the
Tugaloo students to go inside and be able to sit at the counter without being
bothered by the cops. Then, they asked to be served peacefully and politely.
The aim was to show the violence and the mistreatment of white people towards
the black community.
As
a result, this event was the most photographed sit-in and the pictures
went viral all over the world. More and more people volunteered to help the
activists to put an end to segregation.
Nowadays, the
situation for black people has evolved, every American citizen has the same
rights.
To
conclude, it is interesting to note that the Civil Rights
Movement should not be reduced to MLK and Rosa Parks only because other people,
white people took also part actively to the cause. They were not only followers
but also real actors fighting for equal rights for everyone.
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