Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee

Dr. Sybil Jordan Hampton in Little Rock, Arkansas

Unsung Hero

A person I didn't know from the movement was Roscoe and his story of being behind it. When I listened to him I remembered easily of how much detail that was included into it. He's like the unsung hero in my opinion which I dont want him forgotten for nothing. And I was compelled that he is still alive all because he was asked not to go in the car of Chaney and the two New Yorkers. I read during storytelling that he went and got his master's from Pepperdine and that his children are also getting college education too. 

Franco

Positive aftermath

After getting out the circle from Selma, I was pretty astounded. That there is still information kept from us as a society swept under the rug. Which brings up to the fact that there is possibly erased history for everyone to forget. And that felt aggravating just figuring out what reality hit me with. Whoever knows it could be dead bodies undiscovered on unconvicted acts that ended crucial and brutal. In conclusion, hopefully a solution can come to past later on and something can actually have a positive aftermath. 

Franco

Kids as adults

At The Legacy Museum, there were letters of those who have been put in jail, but they are convicted wrongly and serving time that is not right for them. Kids and teens being put in jail, people believe that they should be put charged as adults. Which in my opinion is wrong, a child should not be charged as an adult. They are kids, kids who have no business in jail. I understand that there are crimes that need to be punished but, the age limit matters and the type of crime. Teens 15 years of age in an adult jail suffering, the teen knew what they have done. But the sentencing and the placement was a bit harsh. I want to know more about their case, what actually happened, why were they given that sentence? Who made the decision to charge kids as adults?

Aeon

Mr. Jones

One person involved in the Civil Rights movement that I didn’t know about before this trip is

Roscoe Jones. Roscoe Jones was a young man during the Civil Rights movement who was involved

with SNCC. He helped to register voters in the south, to gather attention for

Freedom Schools in Mississippi, and to organize and lead various other programs and protests.

During what was known as the Freedom Summer in Mississippi, 3 Civil Rights activists were

traveling down to Mississippi when they were murdered by klansmen.

Roscoe Jones was supposed to be the 4th member of the group,

but he had an important engagement that came up right

before the group was about to leave and so he couldn’t go.

The tragic story of these activists became widely known, and drew attention to conditions in Mississippi.

Mr. Jones’ story was really interesting to me, and it made me realize that there are

so many heroes of the Civil Rights movement that many don’t know about.

Mr. Jones’ story was so closely connected to a tragic one that everyone knows about,

and yet not many have heard his own name and story. I

think the unknown stories of the Civil Rights Movement are just as important as the known ones.

I think people need to allow themselves to be open to learning about the past even if it’s difficult.

I think we need to change the way we teach American history in school.

I personally am learning so much more than what I was taught about the

Civil Rights movement in school, and I wish that our history classes would be

changed to contain other important parts of American history. What more do I want to learn?

Well, I don’t know for sure but I want to continue visiting these Civil Rights museums and sites,

and I want to focus on paying attention to names I haven’t heard before as opposed to the ones I have.

Changing my mindset

This trip is teaching me a lot about the Civil Rights Movement. I'm learning about statistic and activist that are never in the history books. I feel fortunate enough to come on a trip and learn something that people in the United States have no knowledge of and most likely never will. 

This trip is changing my mindset on many things that I was ignorant about. 

Ashley