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Thursday, February 28, 2013
PERIOD 4 - THE CHILDREN'S MARCH
You recently watched the documentary, The Children's March. Please post any thoughts you have about the film.
26 comments:
Abby Stadig
said...
I thought that the video on the childrens march was actually really interesting. who would have thought that kids could have such a huge impact on such a nationwide issue. i think that watching things like this is really inspirational that even people stuck in the most hopeless of situations like being black and living in Birmingham, Alabama never give up and continue to fight what they want and not give up until they get it. The childrens march was such a success and it was one great win in the civil rights movement!
I agree with Abby that it is unbelievable that kids could have such a large impact on this issue. Their participation and enthusiasm for civil rights shows the pride that they have in themselves and that they were not going to sit back and continue to be treated in such a harsh way. I enjoyed watching this video and I think that this was a crucial turning point in gaining equality.
I think the film did a great job of presenting the bravery and courage of the children to do what they did, thereby standing up for basic civil rights that no one should ever be denied. I liked the fact that the film included the now adults who were the kids that participated in the event.
I like what Abby had to say, further proving the importance and unbelievable effect of children participating in issues that seem to be a larger than life scale problem. Kids always want to help in any troubling situation and they usually do something that makes for a great story; that typically has an impact on history.
I think that it was amazing that all of those young kids were brave enough to be sprayed with pressured water and go to jail. Even though they were young they still realized that they needed to take action if they wanted things to change. I admire their courage and bravery that they had. I agree with Abby that the children's march was a success.
I really enjoyed watching this documentary because I thought that it was very inspiring and interesting. I was shocked at how dangerous Birmingham really was and the reputation they had. I also was shocked that the children were so willing to march and were happy when they went to jail. I thought that it was extremely courageous of the children to do and they had a huge impact on the march. I also admired the fact that even after some blacks started to be beaten and hosed down, they stuck through it allowing them to get the results that they did and achieve their goals.
I agree with abby and thought the video was extremely inspirational. These children put their lives in danger for their race at such a young age. Its amazing that they willingly went to jail, some multiple times, just to get their point across. It was very successful and definately a memorable and honorable act for their freedom. I envy their determination and pride in their race although they were treated in an extremely unhumane manner.
I agree with Julia when she says that she was surprised with the kids' willingness and eagerness to join and fuel the civil rights movement. Though I'm not entirely sure that all of the kids who participated in the movement knew exactly what they were getting themselves into, I found it refreshing that kids took part in such a convincing turning point in US history. I thought that the documentary showcased how the kids were able to topple the confines of Birmingham's racism very well.
I found the video to be really interesting and some how surprised for the fact that the white people who committed he crimes where able to reminisce on there past and bodily speak about what they saw and did although i feel like that was there way of trying to forgive there selves for there acts i also agree with abby on not giving up these people had trials and temptations which they overcame they failed before succession which is really inspirational
This film reminds me that young people are the ones who will change the world. Young people have passion and will quickly jump onto this kind of movement, whether for personal beliefs, historical glory, love, or even for self-validation. Our blood is constantly boiling at the smallest injustices. We are still naive and idealistic enough to risk everything to join these movements and change history. I often wish I was present in a time of great social unrest such as this so I could apply myself towards a cause and make myself feel worthy.
Only seeing the second half of the movie, my reactions are limited. That being said I was impressed by the bravery of the African Americans for going and and protesting even knowing they could be jailed for it, especially the children.
I thought that the film was very moving, and really opened my eyes to the way African Americans at the time united as an entire community. There goals were so simple and pure, I especially noticed how united they were when they were being hit by water and when they stopped firing, 8 children were holding hands and still singing "Freedom". It was also incredible how it was the children that stepped forward to risk their lives to make a difference and community and knew that it was up to them to make the change.
I agree with Julia H. It was incredible how brave the kids were because they knew they needed to make a stand or things would never get better. And that the Children's March was definitely a success
I thought that the video on the children’s march was rather interesting. All of the kids just kept on going out there. They even made it more entertaining for themselves by putting on their bathing suits, as they were getting hosed down. Even though they were rather young when they were marching, they were able to make such a great impact, which they should have been very proud of.
I agree with Nick in that the kids showed such great bravery and courage. They were not very old and yet made such a large impact and did a great job. I also agree that I liked how the video showed the kids in the video as adults now. Also how they were reflecting upon what they were doing.
I agree with Abby, I thought it was interesting that kids could have such a large impact on such a big issue. They showed a lot of courage and put there lives in danger which is amazing, The film did a good job of displaying the kids bravery and showed all of the obstacles it took for them to make a diference.
For me, this film was so inspirational. When the children stood up in church to voice their opinions it showed that they understood the situation and knew that they could no longer stand for injustice. There positive and peaceful mindset should be a model for anyone standing up for what they believe in. I agree with Nick that the film did a great way of presenting the children and including the present day adults really added to the effectiveness of the film.
I really enjoyed the flim about the children's march. I learned a lot of things that i did not know occured in Birmingham. I thought that using the children for pretesting was a good idea to get ideas out to the public but it was very dangerous. There were many violent and radical whites down south and it could have turned out worse than it did for the thousands of children. I agree with Julia because I was very impressed with the children's eagerness to participate in the protesting.
The biggest impact i got from the film was how brave these kids were. They stood up for what they believed in and no one had to tell them what to do. I admire the tight community that the blacks had in this town and how even when they were getting hit with water they stood there holding hands. Overall i learned so much from this film, i had no idea that discrimination was still this bad after the blacks gained freedom
I had no idea that children went to jail. I though it was very wrong that they were very prejudice against black people. This is truly a beautiful powerful movie. I agree with pheobe that the children were very brave.
I have seen a lot of pieces on the civil rights movement throughout my high school career, but this documentary was really unique. Rather than just outlining the extreme injustice and hate that flooded the south during the 60's, it did a fantastic job expressing the hope and optimism that was felt by the younger generation. It was brilliant of the movement leaders to move their focus to the youth, and I think it was the greatest factor in the success of Birmingham.
I liked this film since it was motivating and showed how important kids in the community can be. The ending was my favorite part, when JFK spoke out and ended segregation.
I think that the film captured the raw emotion among this group of children in the segregated south. It also shows a side to the civil rights movement that has been forgotten. We seem to only talk about the major figures such as Dr. King but we often forget about the individuals who teamed together to help end segregation in the south. I agree with Marissa that it really showed how much pride there was among these young children.
It's absolutely amazing to see those kids were brave enough to risk their safety in order to stand up for their rights. One of the most shocking things about the movie was the way the Police and Fire Department treated the children. The fact that they would use fire hoses and dogs on them shows just how not respect or car of those kids. It is unbelievable that they would treat children in that way.
26 comments:
I thought that the video on the childrens march was actually really interesting. who would have thought that kids could have such a huge impact on such a nationwide issue. i think that watching things like this is really inspirational that even people stuck in the most hopeless of situations like being black and living in Birmingham, Alabama never give up and continue to fight what they want and not give up until they get it. The childrens march was such a success and it was one great win in the civil rights movement!
I agree with Abby that it is unbelievable that kids could have such a large impact on this issue. Their participation and enthusiasm for civil rights shows the pride that they have in themselves and that they were not going to sit back and continue to be treated in such a harsh way. I enjoyed watching this video and I think that this was a crucial turning point in gaining equality.
I think the film did a great job of presenting the bravery and courage of the children to do what they did, thereby standing up for basic civil rights that no one should ever be denied. I liked the fact that the film included the now adults who were the kids that participated in the event.
I like what Abby had to say, further proving the importance and unbelievable effect of children participating in issues that seem to be a larger than life scale problem. Kids always want to help in any troubling situation and they usually do something that makes for a great story; that typically has an impact on history.
I think that it was amazing that all of those young kids were brave enough to be sprayed with pressured water and go to jail. Even though they were young they still realized that they needed to take action if they wanted things to change. I admire their courage and bravery that they had. I agree with Abby that the children's march was a success.
I really enjoyed watching this documentary because I thought that it was very inspiring and interesting. I was shocked at how dangerous Birmingham really was and the reputation they had. I also was shocked that the children were so willing to march and were happy when they went to jail. I thought that it was extremely courageous of the children to do and they had a huge impact on the march. I also admired the fact that even after some blacks started to be beaten and hosed down, they stuck through it allowing them to get the results that they did and achieve their goals.
I agree with abby and thought the video was extremely inspirational. These children put their lives in danger for their race at such a young age. Its amazing that they willingly went to jail, some multiple times, just to get their point across. It was very successful and definately a memorable and honorable act for their freedom. I envy their determination and pride in their race although they were treated in an extremely unhumane manner.
I agree with Julia when she says that she was surprised with the kids' willingness and eagerness to join and fuel the civil rights movement. Though I'm not entirely sure that all of the kids who participated in the movement knew exactly what they were getting themselves into, I found it refreshing that kids took part in such a convincing turning point in US history. I thought that the documentary showcased how the kids were able to topple the confines of Birmingham's racism very well.
I missed too much of the video to really comment on it...sorry folks!
I found the video to be really interesting and some how surprised for the fact that the white people who committed he crimes where able to reminisce on there past and bodily speak about what they saw and did although i feel like that was there way of trying to forgive there selves for there acts i also agree with abby on not giving up these people had trials and temptations which they overcame they failed before succession which is really inspirational
This film reminds me that young people are the ones who will change the world. Young people have passion and will quickly jump onto this kind of movement, whether for personal beliefs, historical glory, love, or even for self-validation. Our blood is constantly boiling at the smallest injustices. We are still naive and idealistic enough to risk everything to join these movements and change history. I often wish I was present in a time of great social unrest such as this so I could apply myself towards a cause and make myself feel worthy.
Only seeing the second half of the movie, my reactions are limited. That being said I was impressed by the bravery of the African Americans for going and and protesting even knowing they could be jailed for it, especially the children.
I thought that the film was very moving, and really opened my eyes to the way African Americans at the time united as an entire community. There goals were so simple and pure, I especially noticed how united they were when they were being hit by water and when they stopped firing, 8 children were holding hands and still singing "Freedom". It was also incredible how it was the children that stepped forward to risk their lives to make a difference and community and knew that it was up to them to make the change.
I agree with Julia H. It was incredible how brave the kids were because they knew they needed to make a stand or things would never get better. And that the Children's March was definitely a success
I thought that the video on the children’s march was rather interesting. All of the kids just kept on going out there. They even made it more entertaining for themselves by putting on their bathing suits, as they were getting hosed down. Even though they were rather young when they were marching, they were able to make such a great impact, which they should have been very proud of.
I agree with Nick in that the kids showed such great bravery and courage. They were not very old and yet made such a large impact and did a great job. I also agree that I liked how the video showed the kids in the video as adults now. Also how they were reflecting upon what they were doing.
I agree with Abby, I thought it was interesting that kids could have such a large impact on such a big issue. They showed a lot of courage and put there lives in danger which is amazing, The film did a good job of displaying the kids bravery and showed all of the obstacles it took for them to make a diference.
For me, this film was so inspirational. When the children stood up in church to voice their opinions it showed that they understood the situation and knew that they could no longer stand for injustice. There positive and peaceful mindset should be a model for anyone standing up for what they believe in. I agree with Nick that the film did a great way of presenting the children and including the present day adults really added to the effectiveness of the film.
I really enjoyed the flim about the children's march. I learned a lot of things that i did not know occured in Birmingham. I thought that using the children for pretesting was a good idea to get ideas out to the public but it was very dangerous. There were many violent and radical whites down south and it could have turned out worse than it did for the thousands of children. I agree with Julia because I was very impressed with the children's eagerness to participate in the protesting.
The biggest impact i got from the film was how brave these kids were. They stood up for what they believed in and no one had to tell them what to do. I admire the tight community that the blacks had in this town and how even when they were getting hit with water they stood there holding hands. Overall i learned so much from this film, i had no idea that discrimination was still this bad after the blacks gained freedom
I had no idea that children went to jail. I though it was very wrong that they were very prejudice against black people. This is truly a beautiful powerful movie. I agree with pheobe that the children were very brave.
I was absent for this class
I have seen a lot of pieces on the civil rights movement throughout my high school career, but this documentary was really unique. Rather than just outlining the extreme injustice and hate that flooded the south during the 60's, it did a fantastic job expressing the hope and optimism that was felt by the younger generation. It was brilliant of the movement leaders to move their focus to the youth, and I think it was the greatest factor in the success of Birmingham.
I liked this film since it was motivating and showed how important kids in the community can be. The ending was my favorite part, when JFK spoke out and ended segregation.
I think that the film captured the raw emotion among this group of children in the segregated south. It also shows a side to the civil rights movement that has been forgotten. We seem to only talk about the major figures such as Dr. King but we often forget about the individuals who teamed together to help end segregation in the south. I agree with Marissa that it really showed how much pride there was among these young children.
It's absolutely amazing to see those kids were brave enough to risk their safety in order to stand up for their rights. One of the most shocking things about the movie was the way the Police and Fire Department treated the children. The fact that they would use fire hoses and dogs on them shows just how not respect or car of those kids. It is unbelievable that they would treat children in that way.
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