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Showing up is important.  You all showed up!  I'm glad Ms. ONeal was able to share her story and Ms. Richardson was able to faciliate, and Hood College was able to provide the platform.

This story of the "common people" as Ms. ONeal said is powerful. We are all part of the exact same society. Educate yourself and participate in whichever way you feel comfortable with whatever it is you choose to engage with!

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it's interesting that these events strengthened her faith

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Seminars like these are really important because they share so much more information that sometimes that are skimmed over in class or simple not mentioned but it´s important to recognize that it wasn´t just one or two people that brought change but many.

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I am glad to see that they are drawing attention to other matters not only MLK and Rosa Parks every year.

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i feel a lot more informed about the significances of churches and religion in the Black community, places like these were safe houses for the people standing up during the civil rights movement

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This live event is more engaging, informational and entertaining. I feel like I learned a lot more through this event and learned so much more about the colored communities struggles. I feel like we should learn this way more often.

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It is crazy that because the church was nicer than the white church, it had to be knocked down!

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Technically, the history makers are clearly the most important, but historians like Ms. Richardson document and keep the story alive!

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I think it is important to understand the impact of religion during these events. Churches were important places in a lot of movements and events, and I think their impact and importance is crucial to understand.

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I would really like to visit all these places, just hearing about it gives me chills. I wonder how I would feel actually being there.

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i always hear about the literacy tests but have never heard about what was required, making people recite the whole Constitution and preamble is crazy

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Students being taught how to react nonviolently to violent situations

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Students being taught how to react nonviolently to violent situations

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Students YOUR AGE experienced unfiltered hatred and violence. They were so so strong to persevere and continue for their rights, and the rights of their parents, grandparents, and future generations.

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it is so sad they have to choose between a cracked skull or a broken rib - maddie j

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I agree that we should not have violent protests. I think we should all come together and peacefully make a change. Like she said, no one should be silent. We need to do better as a country and share the struggles we went through and the struggles currently happening. It's sad to hear what the colored community goes through from someone with a history of extreme racism.

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I think that it is important that the young community of all races come together to create a movement to draw attention to injustices that still go on today. Though things are not as bad as they were back in her time, they are still not close to good enough.

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This movement had a bigger impact than what can be seen at first. The movement in the bigger picture is something that greatly influenced the change towards civil rights. I think this is important to note and understand.

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¨Speak the truth¨ - although this isn't something that new to us now, I wonder how many felt about it during their struggle for their voice to be heard. Even now not everyone has their voice heard.

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I think it is major for everyone that has the will to fight to find a cause to commit too, because everyone will always need help to try and obtain different results. Even if it is to be heard.

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wow, i completely agree with what she is saying about the protests during the summer

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Overall my heart is very heavy for those that were involved and effected, and to those who are still being effected today. I feel we may need to do more for these human beings that are just fighting to be like everyone else legally. Because we all should understand we are the same in nature.

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What do you think were other colored people's reactions to this event? Do you think all people had such a positive reaction or do you think this enacted some sort of negative effect in others?

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What Ms. ONeal said about anger was very eye-opening. She and the movement had every right to be angry, but they realized that moving on is better for the movement than holding onto that anger. - genna

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What a powerful statement from Ms. ONeal. To translate the anger into using the energy to creating meaningful change.

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It's a scary thought to think that not only do you have to be extremely alert of your surroundings while you are in public but even when you are in your own home. The people participating in these movements were extremely brave to risk not only their lives but their families lives

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I can't believe the abuse and all the injuries people went through. It's sad and even more shocking when it happens to people who are standing up for what's right. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions so it shouldn't be violent. Unfortunately, that's not how it is nowadays because people won't accept others opinions but that's how it should be. That's how our country could make a peaceful change

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It is shocking about the injuries that people received and the people who have died because of fighting for their independence. So many people have stories of the emotional and physical pain that protester endured. It is saddening.

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someone died on the road?!

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So people followed the lady that died in her car?

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It´s amazing to listen to all the details then went into the march, it really shows their determinations. You can hear the strong emotion she´s feeling taking about her memories

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I think it is very important to say racism is taught. No one is born racist.

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I bet coming together and accomplishing these marches together brought strength to their community relations, she has been speaking of her favorite memories which is reliving that people could be happy through their experiences even a little bit at certain point.

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Bloody Sunday info via NPS (National Parks Service)

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Bloody Sunday info via NPS (National Parks Service)

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https://www.nps.gov/places/alabama-brown-chapel-ame-church-selma.htm

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Why am i learning more about the civil rights movement here rather than in a classroom? (not saying specifically this class since it is more government based)

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I'd like to know what other families were thinking during bloody sunday. Mrs. O'Neals mother made her sister go in the back. Do you think there were families encouraging to do the opposite and go in the front? Or did everyone see this movement as a possible harm to their children.

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so much about this church i have never heard about before. i think its so cool to hear more and learn more about it!

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so much about this church i have never heard about before. i think its so cool to hear more and learn more about it!

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I didn't really know about bloody sunday. I'm glad they're talking about it cause now I'm curious. It's truly eye opening though and shocking. It's even more powerful hearing it live from someone with experience. I think it's better to learn from a speaker who has actually been through this stuff

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Why were people who were trying to go into the church being beaten almost to death?  Why would old and young kids take a chance on being in that situation

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I asked how do you feel about our society today when it comes to racism? Would you say that we are progressing or still stagnant in a sense?

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quick question. In today's standard do we feel like we are progressive with tackling racism, going backwards in time, or is the past just repeating itself? i was going to ask this in the Q/A box but i dont know if it is a good question to ask.

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I wonder that while they were marching at civil rights movements what they were thinking? I wonder if they thought that them marching would make as much as an impact as it did.

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I wonder that while they were marching at civil rights movements what they were thinking? I wonder if they thought that them marching would make as much as an impact as it did.

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Mrs. Richardson brings out a good point that our history classes don't necessarily relay a lot of what happened during this movement. There is a lot of distortion in teaching of this.

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I find it interesting that both young and old were fighting for their freedom. As Athena said, there was not an age gap, everyone was united to try and end segregation.

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https://www.naacp.org/naacp-board-of-directors/board-member-dr-william-barber/

He was referenced by Ms. Richardson

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I literally have straight chills from her speaking on bloody sunday. Hearing her talk about the tear gas and people taking their clothes off because there was so much tear gas in their clothes, reminds me only months ago we were marching in the streets and getting gassed, pepper sprayed, and arrested

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Hearing the speakers remembrance of segregated neighborhoods and places is shocking. This movement and change is very much more recent than we make it out to be in our history classes.

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I think the ideology of speaking one's own truth is power, and I'm glad they would do what they could to do it, even with their obstacles of being mistreated.

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It's sad to hear about bloody Sunday, and how they had fear going into a very special place. This is extremely sad because the church is a sacred place for them. - genna

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It's sad to hear about bloody Sunday, and how they had fear going into a very special place. This is extremely sad because the church is a sacred place for them. - genna

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It's terrible to hear how people treat one another at a church. That's just horrible. I do think it's cool how church really impacted people and how much it inspired them. I agreed with her when she said "Speak your truth" and that's what we need.

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It is important to understand the sacrifices that colored people have given for this movement. They were injured and poorly treated by many people during these movements, and this could be a big risk to a lot of people. Those who participated in this change have a amazing story of bravery.

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I feel like a lot of people, including me sometimes, think that the civil rights movement was this even that happened hundreds of years ago. Events like this, where you get to hear firsthand from people who’ve been through it really opens your eyes to how recent it actually was. It urges us to look at our country and see how much work still needs to be done to make it truly free and equal.

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i think its so cool to hear about the church and hear about what it did for people. 

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i think its so cool to hear about the church and hear about what it did for people. 

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The people were so inspired and happy here at the church.

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I think it is very important to note that they had skipped school to do the student movement. If we do that now, we are considered too young to truly understand what had happened.

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An oral history is simply documenting an interview of someone's experience.  It is a highly effective way to chronicle and preserve one's personal story/stories.

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 I think its crazy how much history these guest have been through and everything they can share about their own expirences

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 I think its crazy how much history these guest have been through and everything they can share about their own expirences

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Already i think it is crazy that people from the civil rights movement are alive. shows that this was truly not long ago....

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I find the backstory of these guest really interesting, and how much they've been through. And how this civil rights movement was started as long ago as we thought.

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Watching this remind us that even though we have come so far, we can go a lot farther with Civil Rights, I think the previous year support that

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It is shocking that the lady's mother that is speaking in the video would allow her to skip school so that she could go to church. That shows how important and serious they took their religion.

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It's crazy to think that the civil rights movement wasn't that long ago. I think it is important to listen to these speakers because our country is still going through racism and to hear people from their point of views and learn more of the history maybe things would get better. We need more people like this speaking out across the country and even all around the world.

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wow, the amount of significance that this church has is insane

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