Civil Rights Project Reflection by Ameera W.

The person I had for the project was an African-American Olympic runner who won Gold medals three times and broke three world records during her time. When she was 5 years old she became physically disabled in her early life, she came down with a serious illness called Infantile paralysis. Later on, she had to wear a brace till the age of 12. Other illnesses she came down with were pneumina and scarlet fever. When she retired she became a teacher and did protest to stop segregation laws between blacks and whites. This is the story of Wilma Rudolph and how she made an impact on the world.

The reflection I had on this assignment was that I learned a lot about a person I never knew or heard of, Wilma Rudolph helped a lot of African Americans fight for their rights in this world and even became a teacher to teach children the right things about this world. She fought for segregation to be banned so we could all be equal.

What I liked about this assignment was That I learned about a person I didn’t know was an Olympic runner and then became a teacher while fighting for segregation. I liked how Even though at a young age she came down with a bad illness she overcame the illness and still went for her dream of running.

Changes I would make for future assignments/projects are that we could do a one-day or maybe two-day project so we can get it over and done with instead of taking up more time and spending more than a few days on an easy assignment. 

Civil Rights Project Reflection by Mason S

In my project, I chose to research one of the greatest jazz composers of all time, Duke Ellington. Duke was a jazz composer in the 1900’s. He was born in 1899 and passed away in 1974.

I learned throughout this project how to use multiple websites. I have never used canva before, but in this project, it turned out to be simple and easy. Citing our websites was different than anything I have ever done but it was very easy to use. I learned that Duke was born and raised in the capital and was the only composer in his family.

In this assignment, I liked how we got to pick who we researched and made a presentation on. 

I would change the amount of websites used and work done. I personally like making google slides and presenting them.

Civil Rights Project Reflection by Ariel N

My assignment was on Southern Christian Leadership. The southern christian leadership The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was a civil rights organization founded in 1957 by Martin Luther King Jr. and other Southern black ministers to coordinate and support nonviolent protests and demonstrations for civil rights reform. The SCLC played a key role in the Civil Rights Movement, organizing marches, boycotts, and voter registration drives to combat racial segregation and discrimination in the South. The organization’s philosophy was based on the principles of nonviolence and love, inspired by the teachings of Gandhi and Jesus Christ.

Some of the things I learned while researching on the SCLC was that there were so many more people that you would think were fighting for the African Americans right to vote and have a day which fills my heart with joy!

Some things that I ended up liking while working on the research project was that for the first time in a while I had ended up working by myself and I finally was able to get my own work done and not turn everything in late which was so much less stressful.!

Honestly I would have payed more attention to my teacher when he was presenting and preparing us for it before he left for his work trip it was a lot harder with him not being here then him being here to help so I was confused for awhile but I figured it out after just sitting here thinking for awhile!

Civil Rights Project Reflection by Fred K

My black history month project is on the lady Aretha Franklin, she supported the civil rights movements and was a women’s rights activist. Reflecting on my project I’ve learned about a lady who was heard by the entire united states during her time, she had been a very successful singer and songwriter. She had the nickname of Queen of Soul and had written the song RESPECT which talked about the topics of women’s rights and civil rights. The part of the assignment I liked the most was learning about a successful woman who just wanted her voice to be heard. I would talk more in depth about her young life ,music ,family ,and death.

Civil Rights Reflection by Sara D

The Student Sit- Ins it is about how they got kicked out of Woolworth’s lunch counter, they just wanted coffee and sandwiches but got kicked out because of the color of their skin, they sat there and they took it. They weren’t allowed to fight back because if they did they would be the ones looking “bad” because they fought back. I learned how to do these different things, lille researching things etc. I liked me learning about something new, i didn’t like doing the thing Canva. 

Civil Rights Project Reflection by Tyrone K

I learned many things during this month and with completing this project. One item that stood out to me the most is that Dr. Martin Luther King was a reverend. He had a church, and was one the founders of the SCLC.

The speeches the SCLC gave was something I found interesting, They protested for civil rights, created a movement and for a name. This gave blacks and whites the opportunity to be able to work together as a team for the SCLC.

The SCLC was focused on its effort towards citizenship, schools and efforts to desegregate individual cities such as Albany, Georgia Birmingham and many more places. The movement played a key role in the march on Washington in 1963.

The only changes I would make to this assignment is just adding more than what I did. I feel like it was a little less with pictures and all. I would add better details of the movement. However, other than that I feel I did pretty good for this assignment

Civil Rights Project Reflection by Joslynn S.

My topic was about the Freedom Rides and Core. The Freedom Riders were the people who protested against segregation on buses and terminals until it was prohibited. They left in May of 1961, and segregation was prohibited in Fall of 1961.

When doing this project, I learned how to advance google search, and cite links. I think these are important so that no images or links get copyrighted and you know they’re legit.

I liked learning about the Freedom Riders because I liked learning what helps us live the world we live in today without people having to feel different because of their race.

One thing I would change about this project is making us do less research notes and images and not having us cite the work. I would change this because it is less time consuming and makes the project go by faster. 

Civil Rights Project Reflection by Jair S.

I wrote about Langston Hughes who wrote novels, short stories, plays, and poetry, and is also known for his engagement with the world of jazz and the influence it had on his writing. He also helped out in the Harlem renaissance. 

I learned about Langston Hughes, what he did and how he did it. I Didn’t know he wrote books but I have officially learned that he did. Langston Hughes also was a social activist and helped during the civil rights movement.

I liked that I got a good person to write about and that he actually helped during the Harlem Renaissance. I read a book he wrote online, I Too Sing, America. That book was amazing and I absolutely loved it. I recommend you read it some time.

 

I would personally not make any changes to this assignment because it was absolutely amazing one of my favorite projects to do so far. I would definitely recommend another project like this that comes around soon!!

Civil Rights Project Reflection by Ethan S.

Billy Stewart was born in Washington D.C He was born March 24, 1937. At the age
of nine Stewart played the piano. At 12 he began singing gospel with his three younger brothers. He was a famous singer and pianist.

I learned a lot of information about Billy Stewart and what and who he was. I learned that he was a famous singer and pianist and wrote and sung a lot of popular
songs.

I liked the assignment because we got to pick someone who had a impact on
black history month.

I would change nothing.

Civil Rights Project Reflection by Dash G

Whitney M Young Jr was a little boy that wanted to be just like his father growing up. That was his main idol growing up.Whitney was born on the campus that his father was President at ,Lincoln Ridge, Kentucky.As Whitney was growing up and got to the right age he become the President of The National Urban League.He believes that it helps a lot of African Americans that needed a place to be at.Mr.Young had to  receive a bachelor’s degree to have this place in The National Urban League.

He went to Kentucky State College where his dad was once President of .During Whitney M Young Jr importance of Civil Right Act, Young became known as an influential Black activist who helped bridge the gap between white political and business leaders and poor  Black Americans and those fighting for their rights.Whitney took his job very seriously because he wanted everyone to have the same rights and everyone be cooperative with each other.Whitney was a Great man that helped a lot of African Americans of need.

I liked some things about this assignment like how I learned some things about Black History.I liked how we did the script and how we had to put it in a Canva.I just liked learning about Black history in general.I liked how everyone got their own person to learn something about also.

The changes I would make in this assignment would be less links.I would change how we did research, like just put in our own words so we don’t have to make another google doc about it.I also would like to change how long we have on a assignment because i have no type of time after school to do the work.I would change how many imagines we have to put also i think it was too many links and imagines