ONLINE AMH 2091 REFLECTIONS BLOG (IV)

In unit four we reflected on the civil rights movement, the struggle for social and racial justice, and the development of a clashing society. Boycotts, sit-ins, marches, threat of attacks from police officers hold dogs, attacks from powerful firetruck hoses, harm from nonviolent protests, and all kinds of other physical and even verbal offenses were a part of the life of an ordinary person standing up for African Americans during the civil rights movement. Marin Luther King, Jr. also experienced this such as when he led a line of protester down a street in Albany Georgia. This 381 day boycott was effective as it led to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding the segregation of buses in 1956.

Pre-War and Post-War

African Americans face extreme injustice in the social environment in America. In the political structure, economic structure, and all aspects of America, the black society was far behind compared to white America. World War II posed as potential importance to the black society. When the war began, war industries were created due to a demand for workers in which black southerners who, wither male or female, were able to fill. Places like Birmingham and Nashville in particular, many jobs were fulfilled. After the war had ended, many blacks lost their jobs. An extreme case of poverty broke out for the black community since they were they majority of the ones who took those jobs. Facing institutional discrimination, African Americans had a hard time getting jobs, and even within the schools they faced hardships to acquire skills that would even get them jobs. All the while, the gap between the black and white grew more and more.

To reiterate topics I have studied this semester is that of the beginning to the end of slaver, the beginning and development of a country along with some of the hardships that came with it, that of indentured servitude, major character in our history and how they have helped shape our society today. African Americans struggled in its development, and so had everyone involved with such a political and social unjust and unstable society. It was one thing to call a country a democratic republic, but as we saw, it may have been something different to have been in practice. One thing I have to share is a short film I wrote, edited, and produced while I was in high school. It has a few major flaws, I know, but have a look!

Please Enjoy! :)