Going through the offered reading, I’ve refreshed my memory and taken in some new knowledge about the past and how it still echoes in the present. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, the newly added amendments tried to steer the country into a more democratic and humane direction, where all civil rights would be enjoyed by all, not just by white people. Despite many great achievements such as abolishing slavery, unification of the country, and passing the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments which guaranteed the newly freed slaves the same civil rights as those of whites, Reconstruction era failed to protect African Americans from racial violence and ensure their political rights. This failure led to present day racial discrimination and violation of the amendments. It’s hard to believe that in 21st century democratic society person can be beaten to death during a traffic stop. Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man died so tragically and senselessly. His death sparked a mass protest demonstration across the country and clearly showed that the process of social reconstruction is not finished, there is no such thing as race equality and civil right for all. That is the issue that is worth working for as it was highlighted by Timothy Hunter in his statement. Community political education, discussion with the local government, are type of works that need to be continued to ensure civil right equality.
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This is a powerful and eloquent response to the tragedy of Tyre and the long history of malfeasance in this country, Rebecca.
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“Reconstruction era failed to protect African Americans from racial violence and ensure their political rights. This failure led to present-day racial discrimination and violation of the amendments.” Reading this quote made me think of how things would be if the reconstruction would be successful and how different the racial violence would be compared to how it was when it failed. I like this quote because it shows the process of how a revolution was about to occur during the 13th-15th amendment.