Opposition to Jim Crow treatments (segregation) and voting restrictions was not necessarily only in the North, and not confined to black people either. Many white southerners hated segregation and restricting the rights of African Americans but did not speak out, yet tried in private to treat all people with dignity. It is not easy to fight injustice, especially when it goes against what your friends and family may believe.
Think about this, and write a thorough reflection which incorporates responses to the following: Do you think it would have been difficult as a southerner to help African Americans during this time? Why? Are there circumstances in your life which keep you from protesting injustice? What do you think can to be done in order to make it easier for people to fight injustices such as what happened to African Americans following the Civil War?
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During the time of the civil rights movement, and the Jim Crow laws, I think it would be un smart and difficult for a southerner to help African Americans because in the south there was much hatred still on the African Americans even though they are free and have almost as many rights as the southerners do. The southerners who tried to help the African Americans would probably be considered different and viewed as not smart. But, there are no circumstances in my life that keep me from protesting injustice, but in for a southern person, there would be. Such as the fact that most southerners still believed the Africans were not free and still considered slaves. But what can be done in order to make it easier for people to fight injustices,, such as what happened to the African Americans following the Civil War. I think people should believe in their opinions more and not let other people’s thoughts effect them in any way.
I think it would have been difficult to be a southerner who supported African Americans in this era because although you may have wanted to be equal , your neighbors, friends, or even family members did not want to treat everybody equally. A southerner who was friendly to African Americans may not have felt right about voicing their opinion on how African Americans should have been treated. People should not be afraid to speak out against injustice. They should not feel peer pressure to not say anything about a certain injustice but they should be able to say what their thoughts are about a matter without any social prejudice against them.
Jim Crow Laws were laws that restricted blacks of doing certain actions. These laws were made up after the Reconstruction in 1877. Jim crow was a white man that wore black face paint and went on stage to make fun of blacks. If a southerner tried to help African Americans, I am sure other southerners would be upset because some people did not really considered blacks as free. Blacks sere still viewed as uneducated just because of the color of their skin. If a southerner wants to fight the injustices then he should do so and speak out, who knows, maybe other southerners want to help slaves to.
When the Jim Crow laws were still in place in America I think it would be hard, maybe even impossible to try to win back African Americans rights if you were a southerner because after the civil war other southerners were furious at the idea of African Americans being free. Personally, there are no circumstances that keep me from protesting injustice. I think many things can be done to fight injustice for what happened to African Americans after the Civil War such as protesting in front of government buildings or sending multiple letters to the President.
In my opinion, I think it would be hard for a southerners to help African Americans during this time. The reason is because even though there were laws saying everybody has equal rights, no matter what skin or race, many people still had a lot of hatred on African Americans. And even though there might no be circumstances against protesting injustice, I think that it would be very hard for many people to fight it because a lot of southerners still believed that they were better than African Americans. I think that a way that African Americans could fight against injustice's would be to start protesting in front of Government buildings and sending demanding and well written letters to the president or someone who is high in office.
During the civil rights movement, in particular the Jim Crow laws, It would have been a very foolish mistake to try and help African Americans if you lived in the south because you could get in some trouble bause even though the African Americans are "free" they still were viewed as people on the bottom of the food chain so to speak. There are some circumstances that keep me from protesting injustice because i dont stand up for something that is unfair becuase i am afraid of the trouble i could get in,, but its was the same in the south, but worse. African Americans were treated unfairly and people didnt start to realize that in the south until the late 1900's! People should have gone with what they beleived what was right, and maybe this problem could have been solved and go as far as it went.
During the civil rights movement, and the Jim Crow's time, I think that it would be difficult for a southerner to help an Aferican American. The south still viewed the African Americans as slaves and they were upset that they were not considered "free". If the southerners wanted to help the African Americans, they would not have Black Codes and definitely not have the comedian act Jim Crow. Poeple should have realized that African Americans were equal to everyone else. People should have went with their gut and stopped this problem before it went to far.
I think that it would have been very difficult to support the african americans during this time because pretty much everybody around you are outraged by the thought of blacks being treated as whites. If you attempt to make a move, you will stand out and practically everyone will begin to treat you like you re below them. The circumstances in your life are injustice because it is disabling you from expressing your thoughts. Your ideas cannot be heard. I believe that people should simply believe in what they think is right and let nobody stand in their way. And all the cowards who try to muffle the fact that they believe in a free nation should express themselves without looking back.
During this time I think it would be difficult to help African Americans anywhere in the United States because of the fact that the Jim Crow laws where in affect and by law you had to fallow them like any other law or there would be consequences. Also, there are no circumstances in my life where i am kept from injustice. I think that if injustice acts where more debated or talked about and even recognized the unfairly part of the injustice law would help solve the problems.
I think you would get yourself thoroughly discriminated if you were a White Southerner trying to help African Americans during the era of Jim Crow. Southerners who attempted to help African Americans would probably have been protested against by other White Southerners. Personally, in my life there are no circumstances which keep me from protesting and putting down injustice. The things that can be done to help the oppressed and segregated people fight injustice are to pass laws opposing segregation and protect and shelter these African Americans from discrimination by the White Southerners and maybe some White Northerners.
I personally think that, as a southerner, it would be difficult to help African Americans post civil war because people that you know and love feel differently and would ostracise you. If you truly felt strongly about helping the African Americans, ignore what they would do or say, and just go for it. Yes. there are circumstances in my life which keep me from protesting injustices. For instince, when someone close to me says something malicious against muslims, I try to speak out against them but at times I can't because I don't want to ruin the relationship bewteen us. To make it easier, everyone should be able to use their freedom of speech without being put down from it.
During the time of the civil rights movement , I think it would be a very difficult life for a southerner who supported African Americans. I think this because there was still a lot of people who believed African Americans were not equal, so it would be hard to say your opinion in a place that hated the people you support. These southerners that tried to help African Americans were probably viewed the same as an African American, different and not equal. I think these people shoudn't be scared of speaking out against injustice. I think people should voice their opinion and not care about what other people think.
In my point of view, i do think it would have been hard to help African American's in the south, especially due to the Jim Crow laws following the Civil War. My reasons for this are that a majority of people in the south agreed with segregation and thought it was right, therefore my neighboors, friends, family, and colleges may treat me different. I may think that we should treat them equally, but the people around me might treat me differently. There are circumstances that keep me from protesting such as voting rights. If i can't even protest to get the right to vote, people would never listen to a women fighting for black people. Something that would make everything much easier is if people would stop being so ignorant and actually listening to what others have to say. The African Americans are working and paying taxes, they are just like you and i so why are they being segregated based upon the color of their skin?
It would definitely have been difficult to be a southerner during this time because it was post civil war period, and the south had just lost. Since the south had fought for slavery, then abolitionists would have been looked down upon. There are many injustices today that are still a problem, like prejudice. But since your community may believe that they are not an injustice, it would be just as hard to protect those who are affected now than back then.
I think that it would be very difficult to protect African American rights in the south because almost everyone you knew might have a very different opinion than you. In order to fit in, you might want to go with those other ideas and opinion. Things like peer pressure can keep people from stating their opinions today. I think if people would actually stop and listen to the opinions of others instead of running away from different ideas, then we could make a step forward to fighting injustice.
For a Southerner in would not be a smart choice to fight for the African American side because there was still resentment for the Africans. This person would be looked at as a trader and stupid. In certain circumstances, yes, because like the Southerner fighting for Africans to be treated the same as whites you would be viewed differently and possibly put into bad situations. People should be more open minded and believe in whats right not what necessarily benefits you more.
I think it would have been difficult as a southerner to help African Americans during this time. Because there was such tremendous support for slavery in the south, it would be extremely dangerous to speak out against a large majority. Even if some of the southerners agreed with an individual who spoke out, they would probably fear for their own well being. Although it would have been nice if African Americans received more help, especially from the southerners during this time, the cons (endangerment to your own well being), would unfortunately weigh out the pros (effective protest of the injustice received by African Americans). There are circumstances in my life that keep me from protesting injustice. However, there have also been times when I've spoken up for people in a crowd. If people felt more comfortable and safe in openly voicing their opinions, then it would be easier for them to fight injustices such as what happened to African Americans following the Civil War.
I am sure that there were many Southerners who were sympathetic to the injustices towards the African Americans but I think it would have been difficult for them to help. The majority of the southern slave owners were plantation owners. They were not happy they lost their cheap labor and they did not regard African Americans as equals and the segregation laws didn't help. The plantation owners were rich and powerful men in their community. I am sure that they could make life difficult, or even bully, anyone who supported African Americans. I don't have any circumstances in my life that would keep me from protesting injustice, but I also don't have much to lose if I was challenged. There are many things we can do to help fight injustice such as writing a Letter to The Editor, contacting your local congressperson, participating in a protest or strike, making a public speech or even creating a blog to voice your opinion.
I totally believe that it would have been difficult as a southerner to help African Americans during this time because the South still considered them property so all the sudden treating their slaves as equals, was out of the question. Also if you try to help the slaves, and someone finds out, you will be put below the rest who still believe in slavery and will never be considered equal in their eyes. I believe that anyone who has something to say should say it because we are all guaranteed the freedom of speech so I don't understand why people would get so mad when people are just expressing their feeling about the situation. Lastly I believe that if the North and the South come to their differences, or at least some of them, we would be farther along fighting the injustices.
Yes, I think it would extremely difficult to speak out for African's in the south. Mostly because you are going against almost everyone with views that some Southerners cant even process because of their hate towards blacks. There haven't been any circumstances in my life where something keeps me from protesting injustice yet, but I think this is because nowadays there are many more groups of people that support different views. However, If I could do something to make it easier to fight injustices, I would make it easier to let government workers know whats on your mind.
I honestly do think as a southerner it would be very difficult to stand up to (southerner) people and defend themselves of what they think is right. Even though the majority of southerners thought the station of slaves should say were they were originally (as slaves), I think most thought (in the south) that keeping slaves was wrong a long time ago but just afraid to speak out...
However, I do think at one time or another everyone with be face with injustices worth protesting, but many are afraid to speak out because they think they will: loose their job, be arrested, or just plainly think they with be persecuted for speaking there minds to others.....
Anyway I think Africans just have to stand strong together if they want to be treated right and have equal rights. They have to get through it because sooner or later someone is going to have to notice at some time that they are not stepping down....
I think that it would have been very difficult as a southerner to help the African Americans back then, because it would be going against what you have been taught as a southerner and it was probably against the law. Since most southerners still hated the fact that African Americans were considered citizens they would punish anyone who would try to help them. People would throw you in jail if they caught helping them even your family and friends. I think that sometimes the law keeps people down from protesting because even though people are peacefully protesting the police will sometimes beat or throw people in jail for it. So I believe that the police must not even be at the site where the protesting happens until something ilegal happens. And people or communities that go against the amendment of freedom of speech they sould be put in jail.
I think that it would have been very difficult as a southerner to help the African Americans back then, because it would be going against what you have been taught as a southerner and it was probably against the law. Since most southerners still hated the fact that African Americans were considered citizens they would punish anyone who would try to help them. People would throw you in jail if they caught helping them even your family and friends. I think that sometimes the law keeps people down from protesting because even though people are peacefully protesting the police will sometimes beat or throw people in jail for it. So I believe that the police must not even be at the site where the protesting happens until something ilegal happens. And people or communities that go against the amendment of freedom of speech they sould be put in jail.
Yes it would have been difficult as a southerner to help the African Americans because there were so many people for segregation that the risk of getting caught helping an African American and being punished was very high. I think that we protest injustice all the time and we just don't pay attention to it. For example, in sports in or out of school when a referee make a bad call you can't tell him it was a bad call because you will get punished by getting taken out of the game. Also I keep from protesting injustice by not arguing with my parents when i have an activity because I know it will benefit me in the long run. To make things easier to fight injustice I think the people who are protesting should band together as one so they can be more powerful.
I think that it would had been very hard to help African Americans if you were a southern.I think this because everyone around either have a African American working for them or dislike african american because they finally got their freedom. If a southern did try to help a African American they would be looked at like one of them and considered different. No, there is no circumstances that keep me from protecting injustices because i feel that may people like myself believe in their opinion and will stand by it. Many people may feel it is different to speak out but, i believe that if it is what you believe in you should speak up. If many people had done this back then more people may had have a different opinion on African Americans and would had shared their opinions with their peers.
I think it would have been very hard to help African-Americans if you were a southerner. I believe this because if you were caught helping them, you would be scorned by your family and friends for helping blacks, or worse, possibly be put in jail. I don't really think the are any circumstances in my life keeping me from protesting injustice. Still, I think that the southerners should have not cared about what their families and friends thought. I think they should have helped the African-Americans, regardless of the consequences.
I think it would have been difficult to be a white southerner helping African Americans because there were many white southerners that wanted segregation, including family members. Nothing would keep me personally from helping out anyone who needed it. Something that would make fighting injustice easier is to make a group that believes in the same things and everyone could protest, petition, or do any other action that would help out the results after the Civil War or any problem anyone has.
I think as a southner it would be very dificult to help or support african-americans due to the circumstances that most people wanted segregation.However i due believe today is different and people are and should stick up for whats right in an appropiate way.Back then i think if a few people helped and supported the african americans then the people that didn't have enough courage to speak out would have.
During this time, I think that a southerner would have a hard time helping an African American live a regular life just like any white person. I believe that if they were caught the southerner would not be treated equally by their peers in school or else where. There haven't been any circumstances in my life that have kept me from standing up for what I believe in. I think that people could have their voices heard by giving speeches and gathering together peacefully like Martin Luther King Jr. did. Martin Luther King Jr. was able to make changes by protesting the government and the laws without using violence.
I believe that it would have been difficult for a southerner to help the African Americans because of what was happening in the south at the time and because of the altercations that the Blacks and Whites were having. However, if a southerner did try to help the African Americans, then this particular person would be looked at by other southerners as someone who clearly does not know what they are doing. I say this because at the time, most southerners did not believe that Blacks and Whites were equal. There aren't many circumstances in my life which keep me from protesting injustice. But, if there are any circumstances in my life, I will not be afraid to speak out, because I do ineed have the freedom of speech.
During the time of the civil rights movement I think it would have been very hard to support the African Americans because while you may be supporting them, everyone else might be angry about the thought of blacks being treated equally as whites and may even be angry at you. Any action you take that may support the blacks could cause huge riots and fights between people who feel very strongly about this subject. The fear of heated disputes between outraged whites and black supporters were disabling people from having an opinion and sharing their thoughts and beliefs about this. It was extremely difficult and almost impossible to be heard or have a say. I think that all people deserve the right to do and say as they believe, and that there should be no fear or consequences in doing so.
1.) Yes I think it would have been difficult as a southerner to help African Americans because the majority of the white southerners thought that segregation should have been allowed. In addition it would have been impossible for a southerner to have others listen to him without being hurt or targeted.
2.) Yes because if you know or see someone being singled out because of the way they act or look, you would get targeted yourself if you tried to stand up and protest on their behalf about the injustices they are going through.
3.) I think that it would have been easier for people to fight injustices if people weren’t afraid to be targeted themselves. In addition, there should be laws protecting people that are fighting for injustices. People who are standing up and protesting shouldn’t have to fear for their lives.
As a southerner during the civil rights movement, I think that it would definitely be difficult to help African Americans. The southerners though of African Americans as their minors for so long that it would have been hard for them to accept that they were now more or less 'equals'. Not only that, but even if a southerner was willing to put aside their differences and help blacks, they would be affected by the fact that everyone around him or her had different opinions, and would therefore be pressured to change their opinion in order to fit in. I do not think that there was very much that could be done to cause people to fight injustices, since they need to come around to the idea on and of their own accord. The only thing that anyone could really do is attempt to convince southerners to look at things from their point of view before backing away and giving them time to consider.
During this time it would be difficult to protest in the South. It would be hard in the South because so many people in the South hated blacks and wanted the Jim Crow laws. Another reason why it would be hard to is because everybody around you could be against blacks so protesting would be hard. I think a way to make protesting easier would be to protest in groups that way you are not by yourself when you protest.
Many Southerners would treat African Americans because they deserve the same rights and treatment. I think it was hard for those southerners because most southerners believed that African Americans should be slaves and shouldn't have any rights. The Jim Crow laws didn't help. They said that whites and blacks should be separated in public areas. This basically meant that African Americans don't deserve the same treatment as the Whites and many people agreed with that while many people disagreed.
I believe that if you lived in the south after the civil war and tried to help an african american it would be one of the worst ideas you have ever come up with. This is mostly because the african americans were like they were treated horribly and they were hated by many of the southerners. So you helping them would make you seem like you were rebelling against the rest of the south's beliefs. In my life there is no circumstances that keep me from protesting injustice because everyone is treated more fairly now then following the end of the civil war. Lastly I believe that something that could be done to help other people fight for injustices could be standing up for yourself and not letting others keep you from doing what you want to do.
During the time of the civil rights movement, I think that it would be hard to help African Americans. In the South, many of the people still did not like African Americans. The African Americans had some of the rights that the Southerners had, also they were free. There are no circumstances in my life that keep me from protesting injustice. I believe that everyone is entitled to an opinion, and not let anyone try to change their point of view. On the other hand, many Southerners believed that African Americans were still considered slaves.
Yes, i do think it would have been difficult to help be a southerner helping African Americans because the south was where the slaves were and the south wanted slavery, thats why they seceded during the Civil War. In my life there are not any circumstances that keep me from protesting injustice. I dont think you can really do anything to make it easier for people to fight for injustices because many of it can be opinions and it is hard to change peoples opinions.
I think it would be hard to be a southerner who supported African Americans in the South because other people that are non-supporters could have felt offended or angry that you dislike their judgement. One reason they could be angry is because they pushed their limits to give African Americans freedom and now other people want to pusher harder to give them rights. Another reason is, they would be afraid what they could do if they happened to take over when they got equal rights. I believe, that what many African Americans did was a brilliant way to bring injustice to an end. What many African Americans did was protest silently and safely. This idea was so brilliant because it made it appeared that "whites" where abusing "blacks" for no reason. This would eventually create sympathy for other watching.
I think it would have been difficult for a southerner to help an African American because almost everyone in the South did not want blacks to have the same rights as them. The people that tried to help them would probably be viewed very differently. I dont think there is anything in my life that keeps me a way from protesting. I believe that people should have their own beliefs and fight for them if people are being unjust.
I think to be a Southerner and try to fight for the African American side would not be a smart choice because the African Americans where still not liked. And it could be very dangerous trying to help blacks. Yes, because it would be same as whites, but you would not be looked at and thought of by the same way from other people possibly. People who saw whites trying to help blacks were probably treated as blacks. But I think everyone should of tried to help the African Americans. And not be scared of people thinking about you differently.
I think it would be hard to suport African Americans if you were a Southerner during the Civil War. You might support the African Americans but your friends, family and neighbors might not. Also people that are supportive of the African Americans might not announce that to everybody in hopes that they will not be judged by their peers. I think they should stick up for what they believe in and try to help the African Americans, and speak their minds about the injustices.
Yes i do think it would have been difficult to help african americans as a southerner. I think this because in the south many people did not believe in blacks having the same rights as whites did. It was also just after the Civil War had been lost by the south so they were still strongly believing in slavery In my life there are some situations where I am kept form protesting in justice. Some things that could be done to make it easier to fight injustices are to first make people believe that its ok to speak out against something, and believe more in their opinions and beliefs as strong a they can.
I believe it would be very hard for a southerner to support the African Americans at this time because they just lost the Civil War. If they did they probably would b looked at as different and it could lead to violence.
Yes, it would be hard for southerners to help African Americans, seeing as we were fresh off the civil war and just because African Americans were free and had equal rights didn't change the way southerners thought of hem and treated them.
Yes, i think it would have been very hard to live in the south and want to help the blacks. I think this because everyone around you hates and despises blacks but you support them. I think that it would similar to in the civil war in a sense that if you where caught as their leader or in this case just supporting them, your punishment would be the same as a black mans consequences. The circumstances are injustice because i should be aloud to believe what i want. I think that to make it easier, you should be free to believe what you want and fight for what you believe in, without being judged and attacked.
it would have been hard to speak out for the slaves as a southerner because then your neighbors and friends would look down upon you because you sympathized with the African Americans. the southerner who did speak out would be ridiculed and treated badly. if a northerner did it no big deal because most people in the north agree. People should follow justice even if it makes you unpopular.
It would have been hard to be a southerner and support the African Americans people wanted to be equal but neibors, friends even family did not want to be equal. people should be able to stand up and help African Americans. Its hard to fight injustice especially when it goes against what your friends and family may believe. yes t here is sometimes if your family thinks one thing and you think the other.
During the time of the cibil rights movement and the Jims Crow law, I think it it would have been really hard to be a supporter of African Americans because in the southern areas there was still a lot of hate towards the African Americans even though they were free and almost had as many rights as the people had in the south. A southerner who was a friend to an African American was usually vewied very differently as in not smart. I feel that people from the south who were supporters of African Americans should not be scared to say how they feel about the way African Americans are treated regardless of what other people think.
I think it definently would have been difficult to be a southerner to speak out for the slaves rights. To a pro-slavery southerner it would've defied all known logic and reason for a southerner to not be a racist or at least white supremacist. Being a white person during these times, you would've been expected to hate African-Americans. To speak out would put yourself down and the Klan would hate you as much as they hate the Blacks. This is why it would've been very difficult.
I believe that the Jim Crow acts were terrible, and unnecessary. On top of the horrible segregation, there were still voting restrictions that were bad to follow, One of them was counting jelly beans in a jar, a second one is to fill out a sheet on the history of our government. There were many others, but these were significant. Other Jim Crow acts were adding seperate train cars for blacks only, others were an extra waterfountains for blacks, and the list goes on for a while.I believe it was difficult for the south because they were in a tough time to pay twice as much for an extra black only things. I think in order to stop it there should be laws to stop it, and people to unite against it!
I believe that the Jim Crow acts were terrible, and unnecessary. On top of the horrible segregation, there were still voting restrictions that were bad to follow, One of them was counting jelly beans in a jar, a second one is to fill out a sheet on the history of our government. There were many others, but these were significant. Other Jim Crow acts were adding seperate train cars for blacks only, others were an extra waterfountains for blacks, and the list goes on for a while.I believe it was difficult for the south because they were in a tough time to pay twice as much for an extra black only things. I think in order to stop it there should be laws to stop it, and people to unite against it!
I think it would of been hard to be a southerner and help the African Americans because Everyone in the south disliked them even though now they were free and had some rights. People should protest injustice in anyway they want to and do what they feel is the right and best thing to do. If you disagreed with something in the south white southerners would be very angry with you and it would create a bad relationship with other people. People in the south should go by freedom of speech and say whatever may be right or express their feelings.
I think southerners should've helped the African Americans even thought it would have been difficult. But if the southerners were caught trying to help African Americans, they would probably deal with their friends or family giving them a hard time. I also think some southerners would want to speak out but did not want to because they would not want to be judged in any shape or form. Lastly, i think some people had the strength to speak out and maybe even influenced other Southerners to speak out.
I think that this predicament show that people often follow what everyone els thinks, not what they think is right. A lot more people may have stood up i think if they decided to stand up against this cruel act. Maybe this would never have happened to the african americans if more people stood up. Even though the african americans where freed, soon afterward, they got their privileges rights and even parts of their freedom taken away. In my life people consider me a "child" and since i'm a "child" i have no say in anything, i have to listen to what my parents think and always follow and do what they say, and no one is going to listen to me because i don't have enough knowledge to make an appropriate decision. If i speak out of these terms people may not listen to me or my parents my get really angry and punish me. Personally i think people have a right to speak and a right to do whatever they want (to a certain extent) because that is what being american is all about
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Although I think the Jim Crow laws are wrong, to fight them as a Southerner could result in death and violence. Whenever people protest injustices, it involves two or more groups, arguing there beliefs. Arguing just results in hatred and sometimes violence. I do not think that fighting injustices will ever become easier, or ever become peaceful. Protesting Jim Crow in the south, where there are many, many people who believe in segregation is not a very good idea. I would never say that I agree with segregation, but violence and arguing never helps anyone.
I think it would be very difficult to to help AA's if you are living in the southern states. It would be hard for people to do this because they might have been afraid that they could become alienated and or hurt by white predgedists. I think it would make it easier for white people to stand up for the rights against segregation if there was a strong leader or someone who was brave enough to share their believes to the public even if they knew that there could be harsh consequences.
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