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Don't forget that you can find examples of how you used this strategy in your journal!

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I used to think that civil rights were still a problem in the 50s, but not too bad, I knew that they were nothing like today, but because of reading Midnight Without a Moon and doing my research about Emmett Till I now know that civil rights were still a major problem in the 20th century. It truly hit me when Emmett Till died and when Aunt Rose started working with the NAACP and going secretly to get people to register to vote.

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I used to think that segregation only affected the people who were victims, but after reading this book, I realized that it also affected the bystanders and witnesses. When Rose found out that Levi Jackson was killed because he registered to vote, she felt sick and she felt sad. Many other black Americans that were victims of prejudice acts's family members, friends, or even strangers that they didn't know, went through that whenever they heard that something had happened. Now I know that Segregation affected not only people in the situation, but also bystanders and witnesses.

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I used to think that people who struggled with discrimination, no matter where would always give up everything to get the chance to go where they would be accepted but because I realized that even though people are being judged and are being treated differently because of things they can't change, still have priorities and people who they may have to take care of. I now think that even if you desire something greater, you have to sort out your priorities and really think of what you consider most important.

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I used to think that slavery and most of the racism ended, but because I read Midnight Without a Moon, now I know that racism and slavery didn't end. People of color were still being dehumanized and made feel as if they were nothing. Although slavery was abolished, people of color were still being treated like slaves and not making as much money as white people.

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I used to think racism wasn't present anymore, but because I have seen the events being more publicly announced over the past two years and have educated myself more, I now think that systemic racism is still very much present, and that there are many, many things that still need to improve.

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I used to think that by 1955 a lot of black people got normal jobs, but because I read about Rose Lee’s life, I now think it was difficult for black people to get normal jobs during 1955 in Mississippi. Originally, I thought that by the year 1955 people of color could get their dream jobs because they were free. This was not true because a lot of families still worked for American people. Lots of people still worked for them because getting a normal job was difficult. It was hard because white people would mistreat them and they could be paid less. One example is in the book when Hallelujah’s relatives store is robbed all the time by white people. This happens a lot to businesses that serve black people. The book Midnight without a moon has taught me that many black people were denied their human rights in Mississippi in 1955.

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I used to think that this book was based on what the south used to be like, but I didn’t know that people were actually killed because they registered to vote or whistled at a white lady. Because I read this book and learned that Emmitt Till was a real person and was murdered for something he didn’t even do, I now think that life after the civil war was almost just as bad as before. I think this, because just like slaves most black people after the war worked for white farmers and they picked their cotton, they were also paid very little which made most children including Rose Lee have to work instead of go to school. The murder of Emmitt Till changed my thinking and my heart, becuase he was a youg boy who didn’t even know how the southern life was so even if he had whistles at a white lady, he didn’t know any better, and shouldn’t have been killed for it.

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I used to think that there were no cases where African Americans were wrongly killed similar to George Floyd's murder, but because I read this book and learn about Emmet Till"s murder I now think that wrongly murdered African American people have been happening for a long time.

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I used to think that the whole country had segregation and unequal rights but because read the book I now think that some places like St. Louis or Chicago the colored people had more freedom than places like Mississippi because colored people have the right to register to vote in St. Louis and Chicago.

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I used to think the book would be about a girl that had a hard time with racism but because I read the book I learned so much more about her and her struggles. Like Rosa Lee's Mom leaving her at a young age, Rose not being able to go back to school, and people of her own race being mean to her because she had a darker complexion than most African American girls. I now think about her life and mine how society has changed for the better. This book helped me put myself in her shoes and imagine how things would’ve been like in 1955.

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I used to think, before I read my chapter, that there was hope for the trial, for the men that killed Emmitt Louis Till to go to jail, but because of Rose Lee and Hallelujah’s conversation, I now think that there wasn’t anything anyone could do to make those men go to jail. I now realize that that whole trial was super unfair. Those men obviously needed to go to prison. They killed someone, but because of the racial inequalities, people have been upset and misled by the whole situation. Where was the justice for Emmitt Louis Till? Where was the justice for his family or the people who were fighting for equality?

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I used to think that the south had never been this inhumane after slavery was abolished but because I read MWAM and I learned about the colored peoples conditions, how they were being killed for wanted the same rights they deserved and how different and rough the colored communities life was in the south, even after slavery was abolish. They were still faced with extreme racism, and the book gives an example only a couple pages in when Ricky almost ran her off the road and called her an offensive term. Rose and her family went through a lot. Ma Pearl was stern and strict, and she showed all of that off in the story when the youth wanted change and when she learned Queen was pregnant and beat her. I now think that we need a thorough and deep understanding of this topic to help benefit and prevent the same thing from continuing in our life today because everyone should feel equal to each other no matter what. We are all human and this book helped open my eyes about what I didn't learn and about the murder of Emmett Till. He wasn't even in his own state when he was murdered, and he didn't get a fair trial. They tried to cover it up because of his color of skin, and he was just an innocent boy. My heart was aching for his family and that was when I realized that this happened a lot back then. If we show compassion and kindness to everyone, maybe we will have a better future and life for everyone, no matter who they are.

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I Used to think that black people after the civil war were treated equally until learning about Jim Crow and segregation. But now I think nothing really changed in the south other than slavery. Black people were still degraded and dehumanized. I know this because in the book you can still see remnants of the pre civil war era and how white people would boycott the black businesses. just because black people owned them. Also how White people would just kill black people for no reason at all. In the book you can still see many reasons of how racism still exist today and back then..

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I always known racism is bad but I never actually got someone’s actually point of view of their life being black in the 1950s. It was good to read this book to fully understand it. So now I know how a person lived through it and what they experienced. The murder of Emmet Till was really heartbreaking because we later find out that the lady lied about Emmet whistling at her. So he got his life taken away from him for no reason.

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I used to think,  oh well slavery does not have anything to do with our generation or life now, but now I think that we should spread their stories every day. This was their lives fighting for freedom in a country that should have always had freedom and justice for everyone and every race.

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I used to think Mass was a boring thing we were forced to sit through, but after years of hearing the Scripture one day it starts to hit you, the words seem more meaningful and more powerful than ever when you need to hear them the most. I now realize how important it is to really look at the small things in your everyday life, and how Jesus is in everyone you talk to. When you start to realize that you began to feel stronger empathy towards someone because you know that in them is Christ, and that he made us all unique and for a reason. My eyes have opened up to the struggles of African Americans throughout history and even today living in fear of the ones here to protect us. I now realize that staying silent only helps the oppressor.  It's no longer a "not my problem," but it's a " what can I do to help not today, but in the future."

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I used to think that racism wasn't as big as it is. When i read this book i found out about a lot horrific things that happened to innocent black men and women. I know that there does need to be change in the world!

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I've always had an issue with racism, who wouldn't, but when I read this book it opened a whole other level of understanding of how they faced racism. It is heart breaking and I'm so grateful that I, and everyone who read could hear the way they were treated. It needed to be dealt with then and even now.

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It has made me realize that this book was written a while ago and yet very little has changed in the sense of equality, and that there is still so much work that needs to be done.
I used to think that Rose Lee and her family lived a pretty normal life for that time, but now I think that it wasn't normal and as I read I connected a few things that happened in the book to what was going on in the world right now and it was crazy. You hear people walking around today saying oh my gosh equality has gotten so much better since then, and thats not the case.

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I used to think that no matter what kind of murder, there would always be no prejudice, it just felt like a basic thing to me, but because I read this book and about Emmett Till I now think that that is very untrue, and realize how often this still happens even in the present world, thinking back to the protests and all those who were shot just for wishing to be equal.

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I used to think that the white people would at least let the African American's share their opinions, vote, and be normal human beings that make mistakes, but because I now know what it was like because of the book and how they would kill them if they tried to vote, or made a mistake. I now think that was very evil and harsh, and if I would have known about this earlier and could have traveled back in time I would have, and helped the people get their liberty and freedom that they deserved.

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I used to think harsh segregation was only a thing during the Civil War, but now I think segregation is one of the biggest problems our world faces today, and it always has been.

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I used to think that racism and discrimination is only the white community against the Black community. I thought that because that is the way society perceives it. But, because of this book and our current world situation, I have realized that racism is NOT just white against black but it is something that happens between all races and all types of people. I now know that discrimination is not only based on race but there are many other factors that contribute to it.

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I used to think that segregation and inequality back then doesn't matter now because all of that was in the past but because I read this book I now think not only was it present then but its present now in our every day lives. Emmitt Till wasn't even the first murder based off race and sure wasn't the last. It is sad that in 2020 it seems like nothing has changed since the 1950s.

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After, reading Midnight without a Moon, I learned many things. First, I used to think that racism wasn't prominent in the 1950s. I knew there was racism, but not to this extreme extent. Second, I didn't fully understand the effect racism had on others, but because I read this book and Emmet Till's story I better understand. Now, I think that others need to be educated on the adversity certain racial groups faced and still face today. People need to hear stories such as Emmett Till's. These stories have educated me and taught me lessons. Hopefully, these stories will encourage others to use their voice and make a difference.

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I used to think that racism was not as bad as it really is. The incidents that have happened recently and reading this book has made me realize that there has not been much change in the community since the 1950s. I have changed my way of thinking knowing how the discrimination still is in America. There must be social justice, and law enforcement needs to follow that every human has the same rights and we are all equal.

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I used to think that racism in the 1950s was less intense than portrayed in the book. But because I read about how black people were killed without consequence for insignificant things like registering to vote or whistling at a white woman. I now think that racism was much more threatening and scary to Black people in the 1950s.

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I used to think that every time someone was killed in their congregation, they would be upset or very emotional with the situation,  but in the book they showed no emotion after someone was killed, so I now think that they are used to killings happening all the time, which is not good at all, and it is really sad. This really touched my heart because it is sad knowing that people of color get killed all the time and the rest of the community are just immune to it now.

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I used to think that there were many uproars, rallies, and protests against segregation and unjust in the south, but now that I read the book, I understand that there was none of that. The reason for that not happening is out of fear for getting beaten up or possibly even killed. This is upsetting because there can not be room for change if there is no safe way to express your opinion.

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I used to think that the whole community would be disturbed by someone dying but because I saw how Queen reacted in the book I now think that some of the community got used to losing people.

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I used to think that there weren't many killings before, and only discrimination towards black people, but because I read Midnight Without a Moon and found out about more details, I now think that others should become aware of how many people are not just being discriminated, but also killed. I was surprised to see all of the names on the Silence is Complicity google slides. The book stated that a new person got killed each month, which is not okay. Being black is not a crime.

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I used to think that only white people could be racist towards African Americans, but in Midnight Without A Moon, Rose's Grandmother, Ma Pearl, favors her cousin, Queen, who has lighter skin than her. Ma Pearl sometimes would even make mean remarks about Rose's dark skin. I now think that anyone can be racist and make rude remarks that hurt, and I know that these need to stop.

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How has meeting Rose Lee and her family, learning more about life in the Mississippi Delta in the 1955 and the murder of Emmett Till changed your thinking and/or your heart? Use the following template in your post:
I used to think . . . but because I . . . I now think . . . .

I used to think that… people were racist to people for a reason (not that it was justified) but because I… saw Ricky Turner as an example of a white person being racist to African Americans for no reason other than their skin color I now think… There is a lot I do not know about what really happened in the south during this time(1955).

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I used to think that African American children girls especially couldn't do much but because of what I read about Rose Lee I now know I was wrong Rose Lee stands up for herself and for all African American people. She joined a movement way bigger than herself and used it to changed her life and everyone's life for the better.

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I used to think that every time someone was killed in their congregation, they would be upset or very emotional with the situation,  but in the book they showed no emotion after someone was killed, so I now think that they are used to killings happening all the time, which is not good at all, and it is really sad. This really touched my heart because it is sad knowing that people of color get killed all the time and the rest of the community are just immune to it now.

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I used to think that there were many uproars, rallies, and protests against segregation and unjust in the south, but now that I read the book, I understand that there was none of that. The reason for that not happening is out of fear for getting beaten up or possibly even killed. This is upsetting because there can not be room for change if there is no safe way to express your opinion.

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I used to think that there weren't many killings before, and only discrimination towards black people, but because I read Midnight Without a Moon and found out about more details, I now think that others should become aware of how many people are not just being discriminated, but also killed. I was surprised to see all of the names on the Silence is Complicity google slides. The book stated that a new person got killed each month, which is not okay. Being black is not a crime.