Congressman Lewis’ versus Rev. Jones’ views towards desegregation Colored. White. Hatred. Differences. Prejudice. All of these words are apart of a time period in history that is full of segregation: Jim Crow laws. Coloreds were denied liberties granted to all Americans in the Bill of Rights. Such hatred among the white population erupted through violence towards the coloreds. Many beatings were inflicted upon coloreds for no reason at all. However, coloreds fought back not with violence, but with nonviolent protest. Through the Reacting To The Past Game, First Year Seminar students are transported back to the nineteen sixties. Within the game, there are two modules: Dorchester and Memphis. These are the retreats that were held to discuss
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These young members had the mentality of “fearless sacrifice” which is sacrificing their lives for the benefit of the society as a whole (Highland and McDougall 10). Lewis participated in “test sit-ins to test the local stores’ policies, establishing that they [the white waitress and businesses] would not serve an interracial or all black group” (Lewis, Aydin, and Powell 84). He along with many other students endured severe bodily harm during these sit-ins. The members who organized the various sit-ins had a common goal in mind: “...believed that if the violence were only on the part of the white community, the world would see the righteousness of their cause” (US History.com, “The Sit-In Movement”) . Letting the world know of the injustices taking place during these nonviolent demonstrations, the amount of support for the movement will tremendously increase. SNCC wanted the world to support them in the cause of desegregation. This faction wanted fast change in the movement but their tactics conflicted with the SCLC’s mentality of slow change winning the …show more content…
The young members of SNCC wanted fast progress for civil rights. They would do sit-ins creating unnecessary harm towards their bodies. The scars they received were a symbol to the world what the oppressors done to them. They did not want to wait for change like SCLC and NAACP, but rather get the community involved in this fight. However, SCLC took the safer route. Members went door to door all throughout Alabama to get people registered to vote. This act improved the social aspect of coloreds by letting them have a voice (which maybe very small) in their state government. Members of SNCC were young and lacked experience in the most beneficial way to fight social injustice for the colored
These young members had the mentality of “fearless sacrifice” which is sacrificing their lives for the benefit of the society as a whole (Highland and McDougall 10). Lewis participated in “test sit-ins to test the local stores’ policies, establishing that they [the white waitress and businesses] would not serve an interracial or all black group” (Lewis, Aydin, and Powell 84). He along with many other students endured severe bodily harm during these sit-ins. The members who organized the various sit-ins had a common goal in mind: “...believed that if the violence were only on the part of the white community, the world would see the righteousness of their cause” (US History.com, “The Sit-In Movement”) . Letting the world know of the injustices taking place during these nonviolent demonstrations, the amount of support for the movement will tremendously increase. SNCC wanted the world to support them in the cause of desegregation. This faction wanted fast change in the movement but their tactics conflicted with the SCLC’s mentality of slow change winning the …show more content…
The young members of SNCC wanted fast progress for civil rights. They would do sit-ins creating unnecessary harm towards their bodies. The scars they received were a symbol to the world what the oppressors done to them. They did not want to wait for change like SCLC and NAACP, but rather get the community involved in this fight. However, SCLC took the safer route. Members went door to door all throughout Alabama to get people registered to vote. This act improved the social aspect of coloreds by letting them have a voice (which maybe very small) in their state government. Members of SNCC were young and lacked experience in the most beneficial way to fight social injustice for the colored