Reading Reflection #2
Melody Ly
Section A01
April 6, 2015
This article written by Robby Cohen presented a series of incredibly moving acts, taken place not far away from where we attend college, by individuals not so different than us, at a time not so long ago. It thrilled me to know that after McCarthyism in the 1950s, students were so galvanized by the denial of their constitutional right of free speech, at a well-respected learning institution nonetheless, that they surmounted the period of silence of the previous decade and enraptured the nation by using their bodies to send a message to their oppressors. I, like many others, am easily enchanted by tales of individuals with such passion that it could drive them to go against all the forces that they knew. It is important to recognize that these protestors were college students, like you and I. A few of them had voices but banded together, they were as one and they were able to create a wave of positive effects in society. Although the specific events in the article occurred years ago, it helps keep my faith in humanity for me to know that it is possible. It being anything you and I want it to be. It’s empowering.
These 1968 Olympic Games winners all wore symbols in support of black unity and human rights
We know the protests for free speech, civil rights, and anti-war were successful, but did the participants know at the time the marks they would leave in history? Are the demonstrations we see in today’s news going to achieve something just as great, or will they only be granted a paragraph’s worth in history textbooks years from now?
No comments:
Post a Comment