Evening Martin Persuasive Speech
Charles: Good evening, Martin. What are you reading?
Martin: Evening, Charles. Your nation’s Freedom Ride is featured in this article in the New York Times. I read that you were involved in this event.
Charles: Yes, the members of SAFA and myself were inspired by the Freedom Riders in America, so we went out into the country towns of New South Wales — which was essentially the Deep South of Australia — with a film crew to expose the Aborigines’ situation in these towns.
Martin: Deep South of Australia, you say? Did Jim Crow laws affect the Aborigines too?
Charles: Not quite. The Indigenous people were living in slums with only bare necessities to survive. Council laws denied coloured people from many services. In this town, Moree, we tried …show more content…
And many young Americans, white and black, travelled from other cities to give up their summers and volunteer.
Charles: It led to a rise in Afro-American votes and later; the abolition of the Literacy Test.
Martin: But once again, [sigh] good deeds were only rewarded with more abuse and violence. Over the ten weeks, volunteers were beaten, churches were bombed, and three volunteers were kidnapped and murdered by white police officers and vigilantes.
Charles: [gasps] How did the students react to this? Did they remain with their non-violent stance?
Martin: This truly was a difficult time. Again, many were risking their lives for the movement, especially white volunteers who were targeted by the KKK and sometimes, disowned by their families. Lives were lost, which caused many young Negroes to lose hope in the movement and the government. The lawlessness they experienced blurred the line between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ guys. Many left Mississippi with a new view on society and found it hard to settle back into their normal lives after Freedom …show more content…
It surely is tough when you can’t see the end of the road.
Martin: Exactly. It was heartbreaking to see the youth lose hope in non-violence but I encouraged them to stay strong and keep going with non-violence because it truly is the only way to achieve freedom.
Charles: And why is that?
Martin: It is because “nonviolence is one of the most potent weapons available to oppressed people in their struggle for freedom”. You simply can’t “fight darkness with darkness”.
Charles: Many movements today are adopting that mentality to fight for similar causes. Like feminism or the group, ‘Black Lives Matter’.
Martin: It’s encouraging to see people of all ages, races and backgrounds coming together to protest against police brutality and racial inequalities.
Charles: Indeed, and they’re using social media to connect and promote their movement on a national and international scale. Even Australia is involved with the Black Lives Matter movement.
Martin: Is that so?
Charles: Yes, many Australians are showing support online by using #BlackLivesMatter. We even had a protest in Melbourne where we also fought for the mistreatment of Indigenous Australians by the
Martin: Evening, Charles. Your nation’s Freedom Ride is featured in this article in the New York Times. I read that you were involved in this event.
Charles: Yes, the members of SAFA and myself were inspired by the Freedom Riders in America, so we went out into the country towns of New South Wales — which was essentially the Deep South of Australia — with a film crew to expose the Aborigines’ situation in these towns.
Martin: Deep South of Australia, you say? Did Jim Crow laws affect the Aborigines too?
Charles: Not quite. The Indigenous people were living in slums with only bare necessities to survive. Council laws denied coloured people from many services. In this town, Moree, we tried …show more content…
And many young Americans, white and black, travelled from other cities to give up their summers and volunteer.
Charles: It led to a rise in Afro-American votes and later; the abolition of the Literacy Test.
Martin: But once again, [sigh] good deeds were only rewarded with more abuse and violence. Over the ten weeks, volunteers were beaten, churches were bombed, and three volunteers were kidnapped and murdered by white police officers and vigilantes.
Charles: [gasps] How did the students react to this? Did they remain with their non-violent stance?
Martin: This truly was a difficult time. Again, many were risking their lives for the movement, especially white volunteers who were targeted by the KKK and sometimes, disowned by their families. Lives were lost, which caused many young Negroes to lose hope in the movement and the government. The lawlessness they experienced blurred the line between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ guys. Many left Mississippi with a new view on society and found it hard to settle back into their normal lives after Freedom …show more content…
It surely is tough when you can’t see the end of the road.
Martin: Exactly. It was heartbreaking to see the youth lose hope in non-violence but I encouraged them to stay strong and keep going with non-violence because it truly is the only way to achieve freedom.
Charles: And why is that?
Martin: It is because “nonviolence is one of the most potent weapons available to oppressed people in their struggle for freedom”. You simply can’t “fight darkness with darkness”.
Charles: Many movements today are adopting that mentality to fight for similar causes. Like feminism or the group, ‘Black Lives Matter’.
Martin: It’s encouraging to see people of all ages, races and backgrounds coming together to protest against police brutality and racial inequalities.
Charles: Indeed, and they’re using social media to connect and promote their movement on a national and international scale. Even Australia is involved with the Black Lives Matter movement.
Martin: Is that so?
Charles: Yes, many Australians are showing support online by using #BlackLivesMatter. We even had a protest in Melbourne where we also fought for the mistreatment of Indigenous Australians by the