Discussion 9

1st peer post :

1.) The practice of using a nonviolent approach for resistance and protest during the civil rights movement was key. The reason this was vital, is mainly because it sent a powerful message to the world, in that the violence was being administered by the oppressors and not the oppressed. If the oppressed had exhibited violence it would have taken the focus away from the issues they were fighting for (Drawing attention to the injustices during the Jim Crow era) and instead focused on violence. Although it took many years, the nonviolent movement proved to be successful.  

2.) A few obvious civil rights issues are that of Police Brutality and Systematic Racism, consisting of a number of issues directly related to racism and oppression in the black community. The issue of unarmed black men and women being three times more likely to be killed by a police officer is one that has quickly gained more attention, mostly because people are able to record these incidents on their smart phones and post them to the internet for not only the US, but for the world to see. This issue has plagued the black community for far too long. Racism in the black community has created issues such as food desserts, lack of proper health care, and redlining. Lastly, human trafficking is also an issue that does not get enough attention. While there are tactics from the civil rights movement that can be used today, such as peaceful nonviolent marches, and organized social movements, I think that some things have changed in terms of what we are fighting for, and being that it is a different time, I’m not sure most of those strategies could be used to solve our modern day problems.

2nd peer post:

1. I think the values of using theses tactics was them showing the higher up people that had the ability to change that its effecting lots of people and showing them that people can come together as one to fight for what they believe  in. Sit ins and court cases helped them be able to present themselves and show there knowledge and give their opinions and help bring attention  to things and people that were being mistreated.  I think it was a good approach to use to show people its another way, sometimes I think when something is going bad or someone is doing negative things you have to be the bigger person and show them the other side maybe it can open them up to something that they were missing.

2. Its some much discrimination going on in todays society that I don't know what to point out of where to start honestly. The Botham Jean's case is a big case I think that was a discrimination case just the story sounds fishy and a bold face lie. A innocent man was killed in his own home and she only got 10 years serving in the state and she will not even serve even half the time . I am a right for wrong type of person and she was totally wrong and out of place.  I think that a lot of people with color and people who are experiencing discrimination  are educating themselves more about civil rights and I think we all should learn and educate ourselves because its really important because things that happened back in the days are slowly coming back .