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Reflections Unit Four

We Got To Go Get It From the moment our ancestors arrived in America, African Americans have been receiving the bad end of the stick (or no stick at all even). We've been forced into a life that we did not ask for and yet are being accused for it. From being crammed into a ship like sardines to being shot by the police, African Americans have been right for their life. Reaching for a gasp of air in this ever so drowning world. Through it all, we cease to give up and continue to unite as a nation. The Civil Rights movement was all about reaching out to the community in order to spark change. Change that can be sparked and developed from any "ordinary" civilian. This movement was sparked by people who felt the need to take a stand. Dating back to Plessy vs. Ferguson which started with a mixed man sitting in the whites section of the train. One ordinary move manifesting into a monumental movement. This continued to happen through people such as MLK, Rosa Parks, an...