So this article was about a young man in 1961 who was part of the first ever freedom rider bus trip. When the bus arrived in the segregated south, the young man (James Zwerg) had offered to get of the bus first and ended up doing so. Waiting for him and the 18 others was a large racial mob who then beat the crap out of the Freedom Riders.
After some time the police managed to rescue the Freedom riders and rushed them to nearby hospitals. Hospitalized with several broken vertabrae and fractured teeth as well as nummerous bruises, James told a camera crew who came to his room, "We will continue our journey, one way or another. We are prepared to die." This was put in the news papers and later became a summoning call to more Freedom Riders.
Thi article shows a lot of bravery and courage. I know for a fact that i would never get of a bus knowing that a mob of people armed with bats, chains, and clubs are mad enough at me to tear my guts out with a pitchfork. I think i would rather die than endure such beating and torture. What do you think?
Racism stinks, that's what I think. Just because their skin color is different it doesn't mean that we should decide on hurting African-AMERICANS. granted this is awhile ago.
ReplyDeleteRacists are unbeleivable! I can't beleive someone could be so judgmentive this guy definatly had a lot of bravery and courage and should be commemorated.
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