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Thursday, February 28, 2013
PERIOD 6 - THE CHILDREN'S MARCH
You recently watched the documentary, The Children's March. Please post any thoughts you have about the film.
41 comments:
Julia Arsenault
said...
I thought this was a really moving documentary. It seemed as if there was no hope for the African Americans. When the adults all denied to go to jail, I felt bad that people were to afraid to stand up for themselves to make a change. Being children, they feel like they are invincible. Children don't understand the concept of pain or death yet because they haven't had time to experience it. Although they may have been afraid from what they have heard, they were very brave to stand up. I was especially impressed by the numbers present and the group that showed up after violence started. People were willing to stand up to the violence and risk everything for their freedom. It must have taken extreme courage from the children to keep fighting and going to jail but it was all worth it for the freedom Kennedy gave them.
I truly enjoyed watching the documentary because it shows how a group of people regardless of their age to come together and accomplished such a remarkable goal. Also, I thought it was impressive that the kids stood up for the cause when the adults would not.
I also agree with Julia and Patrick, the kids were very brave going to jail at such a young age, even a four year old went to jail! The kids were so excited to go to jail in order to make a point and be a part of something bigger than themselves. Their attitudes spread throughout the black community and got people excited and motivated to keep fighting against racism. I was also surprised at how the black people still weren't fighting with violence although the whites were repetitively using violence against them.
I thought that the documentary was touching. It truly showed what the African Americans went through in order to get freedom. It also showed how the children went to jail are courageous and willing to go through anything just to get their rights. Even when the fireman used the water hose on the African Americans, they weren't willing to give up for anything.
I thought the documentary was incredibly moving. The whole march showed unbelievable courage and determination and fire from African American youth. This shows one the power of peaceful movement and two the power of youth in any situation. I was just so impressed by how almost clever the plan was and how well the children executed it.
Sami's comment brought up the fireman which I didn't even touch upon in my first comment. I find it absolutely astonishing that Birmingham would go so far has to spray children violently with the fire hose. Couldn't one person there have stepped back and what said "wait, what are we doing?!" and realize how absurd that act was?
I thought this documentary was very moving. It was so incredible that when none of the adults wanted to go to jail that so many children stepped up. The African American kids were so determined to fight for their rights that they chose to go to jail. It was really impressive to see how many kids showed up at the church. I also thought it was very moving to hear about the four year old boy who went to jail because he wanted freedom. Even though he was really young, he wanted to make a difference.
I agree with Stephanie's comment about how clever the plan was. It was really impressive to see how they were able to continually make the police think that each group was the last group of fifty children coming out of the church to be arrested
I really enjoyed watching this documentary because not only did it show the struggles of African American, but how they were able to overcome their struggles. Watching the children stand up to such powerful white men who were willing to use violence was incredible. Violence was very prevelent during this time and especially in this area and the fact that the children were brave enough to stand up to the white men and fight for their freedom and so admirable and inspiring. Something that stood out to me was that even a 4 year old boy went to jail to try to gain freedom for his race.
I agree with what Steph said about how the documentary and the demonstrated the power of a peaceful movement. I think its amazing how much african americans were able to accomplish while being peaceful.
I thought the documentary was really inspiring and interesting. The thousands of children who stood up for themselves were extremely brave and not afraid of the consequences they could receive. They worked through the difficulties of going against the white people and kept at it until they got what they wanted and deserved.
I agree with Rachel that the adults were very hesitant on going to jail for standing up against the whites. They were much more scared and unwilling to put themselves in that situation.
This film demonstrated the bravery of the children, and the difference they made in gaining rights. I do not think the adults were cowards for not volunteering to go to jail, I think they just didn't want to jeopardize their children's safety/lives. (blacks could easily lose their homes or jobs). That being said, the children were the ones who, being the newer generation, were most accepting of change, and did not have the "it can't be done" mindset from previous failures. What they needed most was the optimism that it could be done, which they had, possibly more so than the adults.
I found it interesting how Martin Luther King did not support the children getting involved and didn't even show up for the first day of the march because he was concerned about their saftey. The fact that the children still went and marched was amazing, it showed how brave they were even though they knew that they could get hurt they still wanted to support the cause.
I agree with Catherine, the four year old boy stood out to me too, that children who are so young and do not even know what they are fighting for are still eager to help out and go to jail.
I also agree with Jordan because, although the main leader, Martin Luther King was against them, they knew what they had to do. He was more afraid for them but they took matters into their own hands
I found the strength of the African American children in this documentary very inspiring. It was so impressive to see the massive groups of children work together under one common goal to make a statement and earn the respect and rights that they deserved. I can't imagine the amount of bravery that it took them. Doing what they did certainly couldn't have been easy especially since their own parents a lot of times didn't agree with the march. However the children became an unstoppable force and certainly made a statement.
I agree with Julia's comment about the numbers of children that became part of the march. The increasing numbers were quite astonishing to me especially after the violence that the children faced.
I agree with Megan's comment on how how the children became an unstoppable force and made a statement. The children believed what they were doing was right and were motivated in doing so.
I thought that this documentary was really interesting. It showed regardless of age, all black people of Birmingham were willing to stand up for their rights and for what they believe in. It was very impressive that it was thousands of kids marching and getting arrested.
I agree with Patrick. It is incredible that a group of kids of varied ages were able to come together to accomplish such an incredible feat and desegregate the most prejudiced city in the south.
I was really fascinated by the documentary. I thought it was awful and horrifying how they could possibly treat another person like this based on their heritage and skin color. It was inspiring to see how many kids will fight for what they believe in and how they will work until they get what they deserve.
i agree with stephanie, not only the courage of the kids but their ability to execute a plan like this and the time put into creating this plan was incredible
I thought this was a very good documentory and it showed exactly how brutal the racism was when the police force was even arresting children that were way too yoing to be going to jail.
I thought the documentary was very interesting. It really showed how dirty the country used to be before the Civil Rights Movement. Without it the country would not be as diverse as it is today.
It was truely amazing and inspirational that so many young children came together to meet such a large challenge. I couldn't believe they were so young but could still have the depth of understanding of segregation and inequality they did. Also, their determination was astonishing. The accomplishment of their task was unexpected but it made a gigantic step of progress for blacks all over the country.
I agree with Julia. As well as being determined and inspirational, the children were incredibly brave. I would never expect to see such young people so willing to go to jail and spend days in such horrible conditions in order to get something they want.
I thought this movie was very inspiring. I found it amazing how many kids showed up to the March and how they all stuck together. The ending was extremely moving.
41 comments:
I thought this was a really moving documentary. It seemed as if there was no hope for the African Americans. When the adults all denied to go to jail, I felt bad that people were to afraid to stand up for themselves to make a change. Being children, they feel like they are invincible. Children don't understand the concept of pain or death yet because they haven't had time to experience it. Although they may have been afraid from what they have heard, they were very brave to stand up. I was especially impressed by the numbers present and the group that showed up after violence started. People were willing to stand up to the violence and risk everything for their freedom. It must have taken extreme courage from the children to keep fighting and going to jail but it was all worth it for the freedom Kennedy gave them.
I was absent on the day the class watched the documentary.
I truly enjoyed watching the documentary because it shows how a group of people regardless of their age to come together and accomplished such a remarkable goal. Also, I thought it was impressive that the kids stood up for the cause when the adults would not.
I liked what Julia said about the children having great courage by voluntarily going to jail for weeks at a time but paid off in the long run.
I also agree with Julia and Patrick, the kids were very brave going to jail at such a young age, even a four year old went to jail! The kids were so excited to go to jail in order to make a point and be a part of something bigger than themselves. Their attitudes spread throughout the black community and got people excited and motivated to keep fighting against racism. I was also surprised at how the black people still weren't fighting with violence although the whites were repetitively using violence against them.
I thought that the documentary was touching. It truly showed what the African Americans went through in order to get freedom. It also showed how the children went to jail are courageous and willing to go through anything just to get their rights. Even when the fireman used the water hose on the African Americans, they weren't willing to give up for anything.
I thought the documentary was incredibly moving. The whole march showed unbelievable courage and determination and fire from African American youth. This shows one the power of peaceful movement and two the power of youth in any situation. I was just so impressed by how almost clever the plan was and how well the children executed it.
Sami's comment brought up the fireman which I didn't even touch upon in my first comment. I find it absolutely astonishing that Birmingham would go so far has to spray children violently with the fire hose. Couldn't one person there have stepped back and what said "wait, what are we doing?!" and realize how absurd that act was?
I was absent this day.
I thought this documentary was very moving. It was so incredible that when none of the adults wanted to go to jail that so many children stepped up. The African American kids were so determined to fight for their rights that they chose to go to jail. It was really impressive to see how many kids showed up at the church. I also thought it was very moving to hear about the four year old boy who went to jail because he wanted freedom. Even though he was really young, he wanted to make a difference.
I think that you can't judge the people by their colors and I also think the boycott help the black people to get they freedom.
I agree with Stephanie's comment about how clever the plan was. It was really impressive to see how they were able to continually make the police think that each group was the last group of fifty children coming out of the church to be arrested
I really enjoyed watching this documentary because not only did it show the struggles of African American, but how they were able to overcome their struggles. Watching the children stand up to such powerful white men who were willing to use violence was incredible. Violence was very prevelent during this time and especially in this area and the fact that the children were brave enough to stand up to the white men and fight for their freedom and so admirable and inspiring. Something that stood out to me was that even a 4 year old boy went to jail to try to gain freedom for his race.
I agree with what Steph said about how the documentary and the demonstrated the power of a peaceful movement. I think its amazing how much african americans were able to accomplish while being peaceful.
james yi
i really liked this documentary because it had a powerful meaning
james yi
i agree with shard because i don't think that people should be judged how they look and what kind of race they are
I thought the documentary was really inspiring and interesting. The thousands of children who stood up for themselves were extremely brave and not afraid of the consequences they could receive. They worked through the difficulties of going against the white people and kept at it until they got what they wanted and deserved.
I agree with Rachel that the adults were very hesitant on going to jail for standing up against the whites. They were much more scared and unwilling to put themselves in that situation.
This film demonstrated the bravery of the children, and the difference they made in gaining rights. I do not think the adults were cowards for not volunteering to go to jail, I think they just didn't want to jeopardize their children's safety/lives. (blacks could easily lose their homes or jobs). That being said, the children were the ones who, being the newer generation, were most accepting of change, and did not have the "it can't be done" mindset from previous failures. What they needed most was the optimism that it could be done, which they had, possibly more so than the adults.
I agree with Avalon, the kids were very brave and seemed unafraid of any consequences.
I found it interesting how Martin Luther King did not support the children getting involved and didn't even show up for the first day of the march because he was concerned about their saftey. The fact that the children still went and marched was amazing, it showed how brave they were even though they knew that they could get hurt they still wanted to support the cause.
I agree with Catherine, the four year old boy stood out to me too, that children who are so young and do not even know what they are fighting for are still eager to help out and go to jail.
I also agree with Jordan because, although the main leader, Martin Luther King was against them, they knew what they had to do. He was more afraid for them but they took matters into their own hands
I found the strength of the African American children in this documentary very inspiring. It was so impressive to see the massive groups of children work together under one common goal to make a statement and earn the respect and rights that they deserved. I can't imagine the amount of bravery that it took them. Doing what they did certainly couldn't have been easy especially since their own parents a lot of times didn't agree with the march. However the children became an unstoppable force and certainly made a statement.
I agree with Julia's comment about the numbers of children that became part of the march. The increasing numbers were quite astonishing to me especially after the violence that the children faced.
I was absent the day we watched the film.
I agree with Megan's comment on how how the children became an unstoppable force and made a statement. The children believed what they were doing was right and were motivated in doing so.
I thought that this documentary was really interesting. It showed regardless of age, all black people of Birmingham were willing to stand up for their rights and for what they believe in. It was very impressive that it was thousands of kids marching and getting arrested.
I agree with Patrick. It is incredible that a group of kids of varied ages were able to come together to accomplish such an incredible feat and desegregate the most prejudiced city in the south.
I was really fascinated by the documentary. I thought it was awful and horrifying how they could possibly treat another person like this based on their heritage and skin color. It was inspiring to see how many kids will fight for what they believe in and how they will work until they get what they deserve.
i agree with stephanie, not only the courage of the kids but their ability to execute a plan like this and the time put into creating this plan was incredible
abner
the documentary was really good
i thought people shouldnt judge people how they look
I thought this was a very good documentory and it showed exactly how brutal the racism was when the police force was even arresting children that were way too yoing to be going to jail.
I agree with johanna that these children showed extreme bravory on order to fight for what they believed in
I thought the documentary was very interesting. It really showed how dirty the country used to be before the Civil Rights Movement. Without it the country would not be as diverse as it is today.
I agree with Julia Arsenault. It really did seem that there was no hope for them at all until the Civil Rights Movement.
The childrens march was a very inspiring video. To see that children were able to do so much even if they didn't understand the cause is astonishing.
I agree with abbey that it was extremely horrible that people could do such things to others. Children no less!
It was truely amazing and inspirational that so many young children came together to meet such a large challenge. I couldn't believe they were so young but could still have the depth of understanding of segregation and inequality they did. Also, their determination was astonishing. The accomplishment of their task was unexpected but it made a gigantic step of progress for blacks all over the country.
I agree with Julia. As well as being determined and inspirational, the children were incredibly brave. I would never expect to see such young people so willing to go to jail and spend days in such horrible conditions in order to get something they want.
I thought this movie was very inspiring. I found it amazing how many kids showed up to the March and how they all stuck together. The ending was extremely moving.
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