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Personal Narrative: The Montgomery Bus Boycott

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1970-1990 One event from this time period that I would have liked to witness would probably have been when Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. This would have been something I would have enjoyed to witness because as a female myself I would have seen this as very empowering and a huge step towards change. In additional to that I feel like something like that to happen was long overdue because women had been fighting for so long to be equal to men and this was one of the first true steps in doing so. 1900 to Present Day Because this is a time period that I have lived through I feel as though there are many things and topics that I could discuss however, I’ve chosen to highlight why I would have wanted to know …show more content…

This event lead to a movement known as the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955. I would have liked to have been apart of this. I feel this way because I believe strongly in fighting for what is right and in this case Rosa Parks did just that. Therefore it would have been very overwhelming and exhilarating to see a large group of people standing up for a cause they felt strongly about. In addition to this I would have really just liked to meet Rosa Parks because she inspired so many people and didn’t even have intentions in doing …show more content…

This is a period in which people move into places such as California, Arizona, and New Mexico in search of gold and other mining items that can make you rich quick. Not only would I would have wanted to witness this but I would have wanted to be apart of it too. Although many did not find gold and never did get rich it would have still been worth the shot. Also this was a period in which many people moved west in search of a better life and I would have been down for

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I agree with James Baldwin’s argument, because like me, he sees sit in protest as something that shouldn’t be labeled passive, but something that should be seen as an act of bravery he explains this by saying: “I don’t agree that it is necessarily passive. I think it demands a tremendous amount of power, both in one’s personal life and in terms of political or polemical activity, sometimes to sit down and do nothing-or seem to do nothing” (Baldwin). The sit in movement as I see were black taking action and demanding what they want in a country that has oppressed them for hundreds of years. An example of the power of the sit in movement is The Greensboro Protest of 1960 when four students from black Agricultural and Technical College of North

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