Your friends have been found shot and buried; the justice system does very little to right these wrongs committed. How do you remain in the movement in the face of so many roadblocks, or do you? Explain.
With roadblocks around every corner on our route to freedom, many ask how myself, Cody Donnelly, can continue with our movement. It is not a question whether we should continue this movement, it’s a must. When I heard of the 3 kids being shot and buried, I was outraged. We must take this campaign to the next step, if we have the right to vote, everyday life could change drastically, ranging from a change in the way we blacks live to the way we are treated in public, “A conscious bid for political power is being made” (Rustin 1). If we can gain the right to vote, we will gain national support from African Americans nationwide and we could finally see this movement take a large step in the right direction.
As much as i want to admit to defeat to all this racism i remember all my friends that have lost there lives trying to defend our freedom. I am a firmly believer in fighting for our cause and i will not stop encouraging everyone to vote until either everyone has voted or i have been shot down like my father. I still face many horrific events everyday such as sleeping on the floor of my own house just in case of bombings or stray bullets. During the day i carry posters around the city to spread the world. Although many people support this many of us strongly believe that we can fully achieve our objectives through political power. We need allies to help our blacks to see the light of freedom. Let us not give up up but build strenth in society and together we shall overcome.
The justice system has failed us, for a black person justice is never served. we need to stand together to fight for our right to vote. Maybe if we can get the right to vote, we will gain equality.Handing out posters encouraging other blacks to vote is the best i can do for now.The roadblocks we face just make us need to try that much harder for our civil rights
I can't take all the violence for much longer. My best friend was found today, shot and buried and i am beyond devistated. I can not believe that the justice system can not put it a greater effort even after lives have been lost. Protesting has turned into something far more important, "What began as a protest movement is being challenged to translate itself into a political movement." (Rustin) At this point, I have seen far too many horrible things happen to my people to back down from fighting for our freedom. I believe that being given the right to vote is an ideal wat to get our black society in the position we need to be in, that is having equal rights, amoung the most important, political rights.
There is no choice but to remain in the movement. However, we have to take it to the next level. Now that the sit-ins have taken effect it is time to tackle obsiticles of "far greater magnitured than just the legal barriers [we were] attacking before" (Rustin). Now I am fighing for the lives of my friends who have been shot and whos murderers were never brought to justice. I am fighting for every linching victem who had to suffer and the families that burried them all. Our next step towards full equality has to be our right to vote. If Negros can take a front seat like those members of the Freedom Democrats from Mississippi we will be just that much closer to true equality.
There is not backing down at this point. I have seen two people die and they were shot and brutally killed. I cant stand to watch this anymore. We can not back out now we need to fight for the rights we deserve. There is no reason we should not be able to vote we should have the same rights as everyone else, we are party of this country too. " A concious bid for political power is being made, and in the course of that effort a tactical shift is being effected." We cant back out now no matter what happens, we will countinue to fight until we get what we want.
My 3 best friends have been shot and buried. I do not know what to do without them, I feel like a part of me has just disappeared. This crappy, I mean awful justice system did the smallest amount to right the lives of my dead best friends. They will never be back. Why is it a black person can die and no one cars but a white person dies and the Negro gets life in jail. This double standard needs to be fixed immediately. Our protest has begun "as a protest movement [which] is being challenged to translate itself into a political movement"(Rustin). We have to fight for our freedom and with the ability for everyone to vote we will make justice for the death of my friends and the death of any human being. This should not bring down our efforts, this is when we rally together and fight for what we believe in!
We have to stay strong and encourage the black community to continue pushing for their right to vote. If we get the support of all the African Americans we could finally have an impact in the government and rid it of this inequality. These three guys being murdered and the murderers never being charged is outrageous. We will protest against these murders and push further for the black vote. If we get enough support we could bring in a new justice system that is fair to everyone and not biased against the blacks.
My best friend Kyle Shallockamann has just been put rest after being shot in the in the head from behind at point blank. During the trial three white men were put on trial, each of them were released due to there being no hard evidence, even though one of the men dropped a picture of his son, the judge ruled it to be a coincidence. " As a consequence of this natural evolution, the Negro today finds himself stymied by obstacles of far greater magnitude than the legal barriers he was attacking before" (Rustin). Even though we are becoming victims of deadly attacks from white supremicists, I no that in time we can gain politcal equality to help end the assault on the black race
At this point of the movement it is now to late to turn back. But those who appose me I shall not show fear. Why do they think that they can step all over us. Any white man that feels that he can scare me, well he better think twice about it. Like the great Malcolm X said it should be done by any means necessary. I am going to get my freedom, and no friends of mine are going to get hurt anymore for no reason. They wanted us to rebel then that is what they are going to get. MLK’s way has not worked yet we are still getting killed, now I am going to take matters into a different way.
Seeing what happen to my friends made me want to fight more for my rights. It made me think that now we have to succeed to make sure our friends didn't die for no reason. It made everyone more determined to deal with the many roadblocks that we face. These events puch all of us to fight harder for our rights and to keep a peaceful movement.
I wake up every morning with the realization that I could be next, I could be watching my funeral down from above just as i watched my best friends being buried beneath us. I would never wish for anyone to experience the pain and heartbreak while witnessing their loved ones being shot cold hearted.Especially while we are on the verge of an overall outbreak against society. I admit that our riots and protests are becoming acts of violence and only end in sin, I believe that one day this pain and sorrow will be more then rewarding. The "... negro's struggle for equality in America is essentially revolutionary"(Rustin 202). We will one day make a difference. I am anything but supportive about how this life of a double standard has taken over the society. We are experiencing pain and virtue in hope for a better future while the white race commits acts of immortality and completely gets away with it. I do not believe in suffering; however, i do believe in karma and i do believe that we must continue with these protests in order to make a difference.
The ones I have stuck closest to throughout these trials are dead. But I cannot give up, not when we have come this far. Is it all for politics? Maybe it is as Bayard Rustin said: "More than voter registration is involved here" (Rustin). It is atrocities such as this that justify our fight for equal rights. I know that racism will never truly go away, but we need to keep going to realize the dream of so many blacks across the United States, so that they never need to fear something like this again.
This is not right. More and more people that are fighting for justice are being attacked and even worse, murdered. Close friends of mine went missing a few weeks ago. We all feared the worse. Their poor parents hoped they would return alive. But they were discovered near a swamp in a shallow grave. A bullet to the head and fractured bones. I will fight until justice is found. Even if it does mean I end up in that same shallow grave. At least I know my friends and family may just have a chance at freedom and safety. Though these deaths and attacks are intimidating I will continue in this movement until we are equal politically, economically and socially.
While my dearest friends have passed, and yes, this does pain me, how can I merely give up? Wouldn't that have caused them to die in vain? We must justify these deaths, no matter what the white men do to us. We fight not for a trivial matter, but for that which we have been denied for years. Bayard Rustin said, truthfully, that "we seek only to enjoy the fruits of American society" (Rustin). Why are these fruits unavailable to us? Is this not our country, also. We deserve a say in the government, and more than just that; we deserve our rights.
I need to stay in the movement. My friends and I entered this movment knowing it was bigger than all of us and knowing we would be getting in deep trouble. If everyone were to just quit when the road gets tough we would be nowhere. I will stay in the movement to help "remove the barriers to full oppurtunity, but also to achieve the fact of equality." (Rustin 2)We as a movement need to move forward and realize that there is "more than voter regestration involved here" (Rustin 1) and we recognize that we are willing to fight till our death in order to get the right for our people that they deserve. Although my friends will be missed, I want to continue figthing for what we started and I know they will watch me and guide me through this crisis.
i can stay in the movement because i know some day things will get better but they wont get better unless we the people do something about it. every time i see an injustice occure i ust think about the good that will soon come to my people and i move past the bad things in hopes that the good will come soon then later. what the white people do not understand that one day we will be seen as equals and thats what keeps us moving on day after day, nothing they can do will stop us because their are to many to stop.
The people closest to my heard, my freidns have been taken away from me. Taken is an understatement, the were killed and a piece of me went with them. I think about them everyday but it just gets me more motivated to fight for freedom not only for myself but fro my friends who never got to live a free life.
i strongly agree with the statement said bye kayla. If we did not continue with these protests state our opinions and what is right, then how will what is wrong from right ever get across to the white race? Although the pain and suffrage is never a wanted experience, i agree that if we had not done this act then my friends would have died in vein. No they did not deserve to end their lives the way it was abruptly ended; however, i believe that they served as a meaningful purpose and did a good thing to society. Now we must continue in the honor of the innocent deceased and gain our freedom deserved for everyone.
In response to Olivia's blog I agree that the violence can't go on any longer I also agree when she says "I believe that being given the right to vote is an ideal wat to get our black society in the position we need to be in"
After coming this far, and seeing two of my closest friends lose their lives. It makes me want to fight harder for our rights and i will do so by staying in this movement until we are all equal.
i agree with kat...she has some valid pointssss i will not give up untilll im freee! this has been a long journey and we have come to far to give up so i want to sick it out until i see an outcome
With roadblocks around every corner on our route to freedom, many ask how myself, Cody Donnelly, can continue with our movement. It is not a question whether we should continue this movement, it’s a must. When I heard of the 3 kids being shot and buried, I was outraged. We must take this campaign to the next step, if we have the right to vote, everyday life could change drastically, ranging from a change in the way we blacks live to the way we are treated in public, “A conscious bid for political power is being made” (Rustin 1). If we can gain the right to vote, we will gain national support from African Americans nationwide and we could finally see this movement take a large step in the right direction.
ReplyDeleteAs much as i want to admit to defeat to all this racism i remember all my friends that have lost there lives trying to defend our freedom. I am a firmly believer in fighting for our cause and i will not stop encouraging everyone to vote until either everyone has voted or i have been shot down like my father. I still face many horrific events everyday such as sleeping on the floor of my own house just in case of bombings or stray bullets. During the day i carry posters around the city to spread the world. Although many people support this many of us strongly believe that we can fully achieve our objectives through political power. We need allies to help our blacks to see the light of freedom. Let us not give up up but build strenth in society and together we shall overcome.
ReplyDeleteThe justice system has failed us, for a black person justice is never served. we need to stand together to fight for our right to vote. Maybe if we can get the right to vote, we will gain equality.Handing out posters encouraging other blacks to vote is the best i can do for now.The roadblocks we face just make us need to try that much harder for our civil rights
ReplyDeleteI can't take all the violence for much longer. My best friend was found today, shot and buried and i am beyond devistated. I can not believe that the justice system can not put it a greater effort even after lives have been lost. Protesting has turned into something far more important, "What began as a protest movement is being challenged to translate itself into a political movement." (Rustin) At this point, I have seen far too many horrible things happen to my people to back down from fighting for our freedom. I believe that being given the right to vote is an ideal wat to get our black society in the position we need to be in, that is having equal rights, amoung the most important, political rights.
ReplyDeleteThere is no choice but to remain in the movement. However, we have to take it to the next level. Now that the sit-ins have taken effect it is time to tackle obsiticles of "far greater magnitured than just the legal barriers [we were] attacking before" (Rustin). Now I am fighing for the lives of my friends who have been shot and whos murderers were never brought to justice. I am fighting for every linching victem who had to suffer and the families that burried them all. Our next step towards full equality has to be our right to vote. If Negros can take a front seat like those members of the Freedom Democrats from Mississippi we will be just that much closer to true equality.
ReplyDeleteThere is not backing down at this point. I have seen two people die and they were shot and brutally killed. I cant stand to watch this anymore. We can not back out now we need to fight for the rights we deserve. There is no reason we should not be able to vote we should have the same rights as everyone else, we are party of this country too. " A concious bid for political power is being made, and in the course of that effort a tactical shift is being effected." We cant back out now no matter what happens, we will countinue to fight until we get what we want.
ReplyDeleteMy 3 best friends have been shot and buried. I do not know what to do without them, I feel like a part of me has just disappeared. This crappy, I mean awful justice system did the smallest amount to right the lives of my dead best friends. They will never be back. Why is it a black person can die and no one cars but a white person dies and the Negro gets life in jail. This double standard needs to be fixed immediately. Our protest has begun "as a protest movement [which] is being challenged to translate itself into a political movement"(Rustin). We have to fight for our freedom and with the ability for everyone to vote we will make justice for the death of my friends and the death of any human being. This should not bring down our efforts, this is when we rally together and fight for what we believe in!
ReplyDeleteWe have to stay strong and encourage the black community to continue pushing for their right to vote. If we get the support of all the African Americans we could finally have an impact in the government and rid it of this inequality. These three guys being murdered and the murderers never being charged is outrageous. We will protest against these murders and push further for the black vote. If we get enough support we could bring in a new justice system that is fair to everyone and not biased against the blacks.
ReplyDeleteMy best friend Kyle Shallockamann has just been put rest after being shot in the in the head from behind at point blank. During the trial three white men were put on trial, each of them were released due to there being no hard evidence, even though one of the men dropped a picture of his son, the judge ruled it to be a coincidence. " As a consequence of this natural evolution, the Negro today finds himself stymied by obstacles of far greater magnitude than the legal barriers he was attacking before" (Rustin). Even though we are becoming victims of deadly attacks from white supremicists, I no that in time we can gain politcal equality to help end the assault on the black race
ReplyDeleteAt this point of the movement it is now to late to turn back. But those who appose me I shall not show fear. Why do they think that they can step all over us. Any white man that feels that he can scare me, well he better think twice about it. Like the great Malcolm X said it should be done by any means necessary. I am going to get my freedom, and no friends of mine are going to get hurt anymore for no reason. They wanted us to rebel then that is what they are going to get. MLK’s way has not worked yet we are still getting killed, now I am going to take matters into a different way.
ReplyDeleteSeeing what happen to my friends made me want to fight more for my rights. It made me think that now we have to succeed to make sure our friends didn't die for no reason. It made everyone more determined to deal with the many roadblocks that we face. These events puch all of us to fight harder for our rights and to keep a peaceful movement.
ReplyDeleteI wake up every morning with the realization that I could be next, I could be watching my funeral down from above just as i watched my best friends being buried beneath us. I would never wish for anyone to experience the pain and heartbreak while witnessing their loved ones being shot cold hearted.Especially while we are on the verge of an overall outbreak against society. I admit that our riots and protests are becoming acts of violence and only end in sin, I believe that one day this pain and sorrow will be more then rewarding. The "... negro's struggle for equality in America is essentially revolutionary"(Rustin 202). We will one day make a difference. I am anything but supportive about how this life of a double standard has taken over the society. We are experiencing pain and virtue in hope for a better future while the white race commits acts of immortality and completely gets away with it. I do not believe in suffering; however, i do believe in karma and i do believe that we must continue with these protests in order to make a difference.
ReplyDeleteThe ones I have stuck closest to throughout these trials are dead. But I cannot give up, not when we have come this far. Is it all for politics? Maybe it is as Bayard Rustin said: "More than voter registration is involved here" (Rustin). It is atrocities such as this that justify our fight for equal rights. I know that racism will never truly go away, but we need to keep going to realize the dream of so many blacks across the United States, so that they never need to fear something like this again.
ReplyDeleteThis is not right. More and more people that are fighting for justice are being attacked and even worse, murdered. Close friends of mine went missing a few weeks ago. We all feared the worse. Their poor parents hoped they would return alive. But they were discovered near a swamp in a shallow grave. A bullet to the head and fractured bones. I will fight until justice is found. Even if it does mean I end up in that same shallow grave. At least I know my friends and family may just have a chance at freedom and safety. Though these deaths and attacks are intimidating I will continue in this movement until we are equal politically, economically and socially.
ReplyDeleteWhile my dearest friends have passed, and yes, this does pain me, how can I merely give up? Wouldn't that have caused them to die in vain? We must justify these deaths, no matter what the white men do to us. We fight not for a trivial matter, but for that which we have been denied for years. Bayard Rustin said, truthfully, that "we seek only to enjoy the fruits of American society" (Rustin). Why are these fruits unavailable to us? Is this not our country, also. We deserve a say in the government, and more than just that; we deserve our rights.
ReplyDeleteI need to stay in the movement. My friends and I entered this movment knowing it was bigger than all of us and knowing we would be getting in deep trouble. If everyone were to just quit when the road gets tough we would be nowhere. I will stay in the movement to help "remove the barriers to full oppurtunity, but also to achieve the fact of equality." (Rustin 2)We as a movement need to move forward and realize that there is "more than voter regestration involved here" (Rustin 1) and we recognize that we are willing to fight till our death in order to get the right for our people that they deserve. Although my friends will be missed, I want to continue figthing for what we started and I know they will watch me and guide me through this crisis.
ReplyDeletei can stay in the movement because i know some day things will get better but they wont get better unless we the people do something about it. every time i see an injustice occure i ust think about the good that will soon come to my people and i move past the bad things in hopes that the good will come soon then later. what the white people do not understand that one day we will be seen as equals and thats what keeps us moving on day after day, nothing they can do will stop us because their are to many to stop.
ReplyDeleteThe people closest to my heard, my freidns have been taken away from me. Taken is an understatement, the were killed and a piece of me went with them. I think about them everyday but it just gets me more motivated to fight for freedom not only for myself but fro my friends who never got to live a free life.
ReplyDeletei strongly agree with the statement said bye kayla. If we did not continue with these protests state our opinions and what is right, then how will what is wrong from right ever get across to the white race? Although the pain and suffrage is never a wanted experience, i agree that if we had not done this act then my friends would have died in vein. No they did not deserve to end their lives the way it was abruptly ended; however, i believe that they served as a meaningful purpose and did a good thing to society. Now we must continue in the honor of the innocent deceased and gain our freedom deserved for everyone.
ReplyDeleteIn response to Olivia's blog I agree that the violence can't go on any longer I also agree when she says "I believe that being given the right to vote is an ideal wat to get our black society in the position we need to be in"
ReplyDeleteAfter coming this far, and seeing two of my closest friends lose their lives. It makes me want to fight harder for our rights and i will do so by staying in this movement until we are all equal.
ReplyDeletei agree with kat...she has some valid pointssss i will not give up untilll im freee! this has been a long journey and we have come to far to give up so i want to sick it out until i see an outcome
ReplyDelete