men who use fear and violence to get people to listen, and an example of his forcefulness is that
he would sometimes blow up old cars.
A lot of the civil rights protesting took place in the south including Georgia. Many black
Georgians from rural and urban counties got involved in protesting against white supremacy and
segregation. There was even segregation at the University of Georgia. In January of 1961 UGA
was unwelcoming to two students who were African American. Their names were Charlayne
Hunter and Hamilton Holmes. They were the first black students accepted at the school and they
were the first to graduate. There were many other events in Georgia including the Albany
Movement, the freedom rides, the Savannah bus boycott victory, and the Voter Education
Project.
Hosea Williams was an important Civil Rights activist and was one of the many leaders
born in Georgia. Williams played an important leadership role in 1965 in the March to
Montgomery. He was born in Attapulgus, Georgia. When he was young his mother died and he
and his sister had to move in with his grandparents. After he joined an all-black unit for World
War II, he got injured and was sent home with a purple heart. Hosea played a major leadership
role (once again) in Bloody Sunday. This was a meant to be peaceful march from Selma,
Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama. Williams started the Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless
Food International Aid Organization in 1971. Williams became the president of the SCLC
because Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
Even though the Civil Rights Movement was in the 60s, there are still problems with
races today. For instance, there have been numerous shootings of African American teens and
white teens. African Americans believe that the white cops shooting the black teens are racially
intolerant, even though they may have the right to shoot. Another thing is that the president of
the United States is African American. His mane is Barrack Obama. Not everyone votes for the
same person, but you shouldnt vote or not vote for someone because of the color of their skin.
Another example is that many South Americans dont like to be called Hispanic because they
arent from Spain. They are commonly called that without even a thought as to how they might
feel about it.
In conclusion, African Americans fought hard for rights against segregation and
discrimination. Some chose to use violence and others chose to use peaceful strategies. No
matter what America does it will still have those dark blemishes from the mistakes it made. All
we can hope for is that we will avoid making any more blemishes again in the future.
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