- When was the first time you encountered or recognized racsim?
- What do you believe are the biggest social challenges today?
- Comment on the role of student group (SNCC) that played a lead role in the Civil Rights Movement.
- What cause would encourage you to make such a sacrifice?
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Based on the video that we watched during our last meeting, please reflect/respond to the following questions.
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I'm not sure about the first time I encountered racism. I'm guessing it was probably hearing racist jokes other students told in middle school, at least that's the earliest I can remember. I think the biggest social issues worldwide are racism (or really prejudice of any sort), equality of men and women, and unity(locally and worldwide). Racism is a poisonous thing; it poorly affects those who speak it and those who are unfortunate enough to hear it as well. Watching that video was infuriating to me, to see the cruelty and injustice behind the actions of those who claimed superiority. I was proud to see such a enduring force of peaceable people ready to stand up, or sit, against such insanity. I would do the exact same thing if my freedom were threatened.
ReplyDeleteThe first time that I can remember viewing racism was when I was younger my cousin married a black man and her father disowned her and her children. I didn't really understand the point at the time, but now I see how it affected her and her family and I understand the impact that racism can have on individuals. One of the biggest social challenges today, I think, is educating people about the issues of racism, prejudice, and stereotyping. Many people are just ignorant to the fact of how racism can affect not only an individual, but a community. I think the SNCC played a huge role in the Civil Rights Movement. They were so brave for standing up for their rights, even though they were physically and emotionally abused throughout their protesting. I must agree with Collin, and the SNCC, because I would act as they did if a limit was put on my freedom.
ReplyDeleteI do not remember the first time that I encountered racism because growing up in a small southern town I have seen it all my life. I think the biggest social challenges in today's world is helping people get past prejudice and stereotyping. Growing up in a small southern town I saw first hand how this worked. The parents were taught by their parent to be prejudice and stereotype people and it just continues on down the line. So the problem is trying to break that cycle, because no harm is really meant people are just acting the way they were taught to act without questioning it. I think the SNCC played a big role int he civil rights movement because they were the only ones who were brave enough to stand up for their rights no matter what obstacles people threw at them. I feel that I would have acted the same way too if I felt that my rightfully earned freedom was trying to be taken away from me.
ReplyDeleteI can't remember the first time I wittnessed racism. I live a semi-small town so I have grown up all my life with racism around me. I think that SNCC was a major part in the civil rights movement, because they stood up for what they believed was right no matter how many people were trying to knock them down. I think that if I was faced with the same problem I would have acted the same.
ReplyDeleteIt is hard to recall my first encounter with racism. One of the first instances that I can remember involving racism was when my aunt married a black man. My family had difficulty accepting this marriage due to race. I think that the biggest social issues include youth issues and war. What the student group, SNCC, accomplished during the Civil Rights Movement was unbelievable. They were able to unite for what all men, women, and children deserve... freedom. It is quite remarkable. I believe that I would act as the SNCC did if my freedom and equality to others were to be threatened.
ReplyDeleteRacism started for me when I was at home. I lived in NC and was introduced to the idea that people from the north were not good. I was told that they were coming down here and trying to change how we do things to the way that they do things. The biggest social challenges today are breaking the traditions and ideas of the past. It’s hard to go against the grain and stand for what you believe in. The SNCC was an awesome practical idea that had real world implications. I think it is cool that it was a student group and I’m moved by the sacrifices they made. My cause has been and always will be people. Especially working to change people, to grow people, and to open people’s minds.
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