The current political issue I chose for my paper was the Ferguson Black Lives Matter protest being the “new” civil rights movement. I found an article titled The Violence of Nonviolence by Simone Sebastian at The Washington Post, and in my opinion, it makes the best use of history for the 1960s movement. She doesn’t make the best use of history for the 2010s movement. The article describes how Black Lives Matter (BLM) is an organization, a movement, and a shout for racial justice. In the article Sebastian says both movements have had back lash by Americans. The former governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee, said BLM is magnifying the problem of racial injustice and they should be magnifying the solutions. Some people would say that was Martin Luther
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In her column she could have informed her readers that Black Lives Matter started after unarmed seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin’s murderer George Zimmerman verdict came back as not guilty of second degree murder not to mention he was also acquitted of manslaughter. Sebastian was writing more about Martin Luther king’s movement than the “new” civil rights movement, she spoke on king’s marches and rallies like the Birmingham campaign and “D-Day.” I feel she should have compared those marches and nonviolent responses to BLM nonviolent rallies; such as the student-led walkout at Princeton University, the speak-out at the University of Virginia, or the Die-ins at the University of …show more content…
I chose this document because blacks have been denied all four freedoms since the day they brought African Americans to America on slave ships. The first freedom that comes to mind is the freedom of speech, recently in midtown Black Lives Matter protestors were marching for the unlawful death of Keith Lamont Scott and nine protesters were arrested. The protestors were charged with disorderly conduct. The second freedom blacks are denied is the freedom of worship, an arsonist burned the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Greensville, Mississippi, and spray painted the words “Vote Trump” on the building. Comparatively another incident was the Charleston Church massacre which is a predominantly black church. During a prayer service nine people were shot and killed by a gunman named Dylan roof who was trying to strike a race
In her column she could have informed her readers that Black Lives Matter started after unarmed seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin’s murderer George Zimmerman verdict came back as not guilty of second degree murder not to mention he was also acquitted of manslaughter. Sebastian was writing more about Martin Luther king’s movement than the “new” civil rights movement, she spoke on king’s marches and rallies like the Birmingham campaign and “D-Day.” I feel she should have compared those marches and nonviolent responses to BLM nonviolent rallies; such as the student-led walkout at Princeton University, the speak-out at the University of Virginia, or the Die-ins at the University of …show more content…
I chose this document because blacks have been denied all four freedoms since the day they brought African Americans to America on slave ships. The first freedom that comes to mind is the freedom of speech, recently in midtown Black Lives Matter protestors were marching for the unlawful death of Keith Lamont Scott and nine protesters were arrested. The protestors were charged with disorderly conduct. The second freedom blacks are denied is the freedom of worship, an arsonist burned the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Greensville, Mississippi, and spray painted the words “Vote Trump” on the building. Comparatively another incident was the Charleston Church massacre which is a predominantly black church. During a prayer service nine people were shot and killed by a gunman named Dylan roof who was trying to strike a race