On Thursday in class we learned about sit ins that occurred in diners and 5 and dime stores. African Americans were made to stand facing the wall to eat their lunch, so that the white people wouldn't have to look at their faces during their own meals. Young black people eventually got sick of it and would peacefully occupy as much of the seats intended for whites as they could. They would not fight when white people poured food and lit cigarettes down their shirts, and they succeeded in losing money for white businesses.
On Friday, we learned about the Freedom Riders and bus sit ins. We started class with writing small details regarding a projected picture and then we took notes. It was horrifying to hear about what white people would do to try and get the black people out of their seats. The police even gave them 15 minutes to do whatever they wanted, kill, maim, abuse, the black people and white people alike on the bus. I wish that we nver had this part of our history because it is just too upsetting to hear about people hurting others because of what they look like.
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