Unit 4: Black Lives Matter (Tle G1_gr2)

 (At the following of what we did last time)

Their strategies was to organize their sit-in at a five and dime, because everyone could afford having lunch there. Besides, not welcoming people at a lunch counter of a five and dime was legally and morally indefensible.

They organized a diversion with a group of people outside to divert the police so that the other activists could go inside the restaurant and start their sit-in without being bothered by the police.

The objectives were to show everyone that just by siting peacefully and asked to be served politely resulting into a violent mistreatment was to show the absurdity of the situation. Eventually, the aim was to put pressure on the government to end legal segregation. On top of that, they wanted to highlight the belief that every citizen should be treated equally despite their skin color.

As a result, this sit-in became the most photographed of the sit-in movement. In fact, the pictures went viral all around the world. The day after the publishing of this picture many people wanted to join their movement.

It is interesting to note that the Civil Rights Movement should not be reduced to MLK or Rosa Parks only because it would diminish the accomplishments of the sit-in movement and all the actions put in place by other activists, Blacks and Whites working together for the fight against injustice.

To conclude, nowadays, the situation has changed for African Americans since segregation was declared unconstitutional in 1964 with the Civil Rights Act. Even though there are still some kind of discriminations against the black community, African Americans now have greater opportunities than previous generations.

Homework: Learn the lesson.