Yesterday we learned about sit ins. Sit ins were one of the non violent protests that African Americans did to try and gain equality. We watched a video about the sit ins and it was awful seeing how brutally they were treated during them, but amazing to see how strong the African-Americans were to endure them. We also took some notes on the Sit ins. Today during class we watched videos and read documents on the attacks of busses carrying African-Americans. The whites would torture them, trying to kill them by lighting the bus on fire or beating them to death. The worst part was a lot of times the cops would be aware of what was going to happen but would turn a blind eye, coming to the African Americans "rescue" in most cases a little too late. I am honestly ashamed of my race...
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