Reconsidering the Civil Rights Movement

As I continue to read or and more of Freedom summer, I have leaned not only some statistics tat I would have not originally considered even looking at like that the volunteers were most likely to allight themselves with specific groups (p 63). For example, they already had a political party.

Still, what caught my interest in particular was the complications that gender role put into play. I find it quite interesting how women, white women in particular during the sixties, were used as an excuse to attack Black men. It didn't seem like there were less complications with black women dating white men rather that the other way around.

I believe this is still prevalent in today's society as black men are still being stereotyped against. For example, I remember reading an article in high school (although I can't remeber the name) written in the perspective of a black man and how he doesn't want to be feared. He starts out with an anecdote about how a woman starts to speed up her step and take preclusions when she notices him walking in her shadow. She had been taught by society that she should automatically feel victimized.

Also, I find the movements of the 1960 very similar to all of that changes that are going on today. Reading the responses by the actual students makes it easier to relate to the students of that time. I believe we are going through some of the same types of changes. It's like we can get "cocky" (14) too because we are living and breathing the changes.

I compare the civil rights, student, women's, and gay rights movements to those of r today. For example, there is change in the political field starting with Obama as an African- American president (and the fact that Clinton was actually very close to achieving representation as a woman), the protests and commotion about gay marriage and children adoption, the marches and sanctuary "sit-ins" for Immigration reform, and finally the environmental movement that has this country thinking "Green".