medgar evers
IJOMA ASEME
FS 101-010
MEDGAR EVERS DOCUMENTARY Medgar Wiley Evers was born on July 2 1925 in Decatur Mississippi. He was a very influential human rights activist who focused on segregation in America and was murdered in cold blood by a member of the white citizens council called Byron De La Beckwith on June 12 1963 at the age of 35. He was married to Myrlie Beasley Evers and together they had three children. Dissimilar to the 1960s, things are very different in terms of minorities and equality. In the 1960s, minorities especially the blacks were not considered any form of equal to the white people because of the color of their skin. Considering the segregation of everything back then, thing have taken a turn around for the better. There have been huge improvements and schools, taps, hospitals and more have been desegregated. After seeing Byron de La Beckwith’s thoughts on black people and his use of the word “niggas”, I feel he was just a mean person who hid under the covers of racism and used it as an excuse to murder, however his thoughts of black people as ‘lesser creatures’ to the whites shows nothing but ignorance on his path. Following the most controversial issue on injustices in America, I would fight for racism if there were any reason for me to fight for injustice. I say so because even though racism has been minimized, it hasn’t been completely eradicated. There are still certain instances where black people are treated unfairly especially in terms of crime. To be a human rights activist, requires a lot of courage and dedication because of the dangers that come with the job, however I strongly doubt if I would have followed Medgar Evers call to be a member of the non-violent civil rights movement mostly because of the dangerous nature of the job. After watching the film on medgar evers and his struggle, my views on education have been significantly improved. In other words, the film has positively impacted me to focus more on education
FS 101-010
MEDGAR EVERS DOCUMENTARY Medgar Wiley Evers was born on July 2 1925 in Decatur Mississippi. He was a very influential human rights activist who focused on segregation in America and was murdered in cold blood by a member of the white citizens council called Byron De La Beckwith on June 12 1963 at the age of 35. He was married to Myrlie Beasley Evers and together they had three children. Dissimilar to the 1960s, things are very different in terms of minorities and equality. In the 1960s, minorities especially the blacks were not considered any form of equal to the white people because of the color of their skin. Considering the segregation of everything back then, thing have taken a turn around for the better. There have been huge improvements and schools, taps, hospitals and more have been desegregated. After seeing Byron de La Beckwith’s thoughts on black people and his use of the word “niggas”, I feel he was just a mean person who hid under the covers of racism and used it as an excuse to murder, however his thoughts of black people as ‘lesser creatures’ to the whites shows nothing but ignorance on his path. Following the most controversial issue on injustices in America, I would fight for racism if there were any reason for me to fight for injustice. I say so because even though racism has been minimized, it hasn’t been completely eradicated. There are still certain instances where black people are treated unfairly especially in terms of crime. To be a human rights activist, requires a lot of courage and dedication because of the dangers that come with the job, however I strongly doubt if I would have followed Medgar Evers call to be a member of the non-violent civil rights movement mostly because of the dangerous nature of the job. After watching the film on medgar evers and his struggle, my views on education have been significantly improved. In other words, the film has positively impacted me to focus more on education