My Life During The Civil Rights Movement

If I had an opportunity to travel back in time it would be in the 1960s during the civil rights movement. I chose during that time period because I believe it is so much I do not know about it. For example, unknown civil right activists or other unsolved situations. I believe it is a time period that could only be described if you were there. I would get a better understanding of how African American was treated and how we overcame so much since that time period. I would love to talk to Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and many more during that time period as well. It would be interesting to see with my own eyes what was really going on during that time. Overall, I chose the civil rights movement because of the hardship, sacrifices, and their unyielding commitment to change the unfairness in the society.

The hardships African Americans faced during the civil rights movement time period were unimaginable. They were always afraid of getting accused of a crime or taunted if they even much walked to a store. They had separate bathrooms from the whites and were treated unfairly. They always had to walk on eggshells when they passed a white person or cop, afraid that they would get physically or emotionally attacked. During the time, they had mobs that
They all risked some even sacrificed their lives to get their points across about equality. For instance, Martin Luther King Jr. Promoted nonviolent marches for equality for African Americans. He received numerous death threats; however, he kept going in spite of risking his life. He later was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee and he will be remembered by his faithfulness to his cause of equality. Another person was Andrew Goodman. He bacame a civil rights activist and tried to help to have African Americans vote in Mississippi. He was later assassinated by the Ku Klux Klan. These two civil rights activists and many more were persistent and selfless to helping the