Notes~Unit 4

BATTLE OF BIRMINGHAM-
this was about a protest that was going on. A little girl asked her mom if she could go down and protest too. Her mother said no, but she could go to the church and pray. Later on when the girl went to the church, it got blown up and the girl and other people died.

MALCOM X-
Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. He stood up for the rights of African-Americans.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
Mart luther king was a very immportant role model to the african-americans. He was an activist and a leader in the african american civil rights movement. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955. Then in 1963 he led the March on Washington where he presented his very famous speech called "I Have a Dream".He was later assassinated for standing up for what rights he should have on April 4, 1968.

COMING OF AGE IN MISSISSIPPI.
Written by Anne Moody. This books shows how much a difference a few people can make. She and two others went to a sit in and the whites or most threw things at them. (Did not sit in the "proper" place for blacks). Things like mustard, ketchup, sugar, pies, and more. (Another thing they did was grabbing one by her hair and dragged her across the floor). They stayed to stand up for their beliefs. A whit woman named Joan even joined them after Memphis was kicked repeatedly in the face and then arrested (along with man who did it to him). She was even taken out of the store, but came right back in. She, like them, would not back down. More and more come to join them, but people still do not back down. They would not get over the fact that they were sitting where they were "not" supposed to. It is just crazy that these people would even think to treat them this way. During another rally they show them that they will keep standing up for their beliefs and overcome in order to do so.