FIGHTING BACK

15 thoughts on “FIGHTING BACK”

  1. Once again, the Whites wanting to be on top. You can not one up them, they hate it. It’s just education, you would think why would people not want others to learn and be smart. Then you also think about how powerful an educated Black person is and how it’ll make the Whites feel powerless because we can do the same exact things probably better too.

  2. this video breaks my heart and really opened my eyes even more to see how bad my people were treated. including innocent children, it’s so upsetting to see how badly whites wanted to get keep things segregated when the only thing that’s different is our skin color. they didn’t want us to have an education because they knew we were smart and could use that to our advantage. this taught me so much about my history because before watching this video, i haven’t even heard of the Ole Miss Nor.

  3. White people loved segregation. I never fully understood the hatred they had for black people. How do you wake up everyday knowing that you constantly participate in sabotaging a black individuals life.

  4. I’m glad they were people will to stick up for us so we could’ve to school to get a proper education. If they didn’t my high school experience would be different because I went to a predominantly white school. In this video, I felt they give us more details than the history books, so I’m glad I got to learn more.

  5. This documentary shows things that are not really taught in schools. It is so crazy how white people are so intimidated by black people and did not want them to get any education. The students really went through hell, the way they were tortured at such a young age. The best part is watching how black people never gave up on their children and fought for them to have an education. The fact that this wasn’t centuries ago its just sickening. Black people should never give up and we should all stick together.

  6. It goes to show you how much hatred these people have for black people that they are willing to keep segregation. Kids should not have to experience racism at such a young age. This video did teach me a few things i did not know.

  7. Watching this video sparked such an strong urge in my body to keep fighting for whats right until it happens. its so crazy how afraid the white man is of blacks becoming educated and fighting for justice. There are still people who fought for segregation to stay the same that are alive today and it sickens me. No matter what the white man has always thought of themselves as superior then others.

  8. I felt bad for the students, they were tortured at school everyday and if they retaliated they were kicked out. Why integrate in a burning house? I also noticed how back then civil rights publicity was used for political gain and that makes me wonder who is currently for the progressive agenda in America.

  9. I liked this documentary a lot because I learn more about black history which was not taught to me so deeply in my high school, it is impressive how people fought so hard for their children to have an education and it is very sad that they oppress and mistreat so much.
    I really like all the courage they had to have equality in the US

  10. The federal goverment should have known that southern segregationists and would not allow the court rullings to stand. Based on reconstruction it was quite obvious that there would be no easy way way into integration. What we saw in the documentary was that the issue of states rights has never been resolved.

  11. This documentary is really an eye opener , many African Americans wanted to become someone better in life and by them getting the education they deserve , some how the white people would have to get in between and make it harder for them. Everyone deserves a chance to be educated , race doesn’t change that in no way shape or form. White people think they could bring African Americans down but they actually made them stronger and fought for a education .

  12. The videos bring a light to our recent history and it just makes it so clear how people today are captivated in a realm of racism. Some of these people chanting for segregation are still alive today. The fear that black men and women would become educated somehow sparked an anger that lead people to the streets. That led to people being killed that were not even involved. Im glad I know more about the country I was born into. I see more and more with every video that real change is possible, but you have to be willing to lose everything. You must accept that you might not see the light behind your sacrifice, and hopefully your children will.

  13. I just find it so heartbreaking that even the children had to experience racism when just trying to get an education. It started so much trouble in the city just because 4 little black girls attended a white school. That was the hardest part to watch for me. Also, that white people really see us different from them. We are literally just a different skin color and they see us as animals. This video opened my eyes a lot more, things like this still go on in the world today.

  14. This documentary caught my attention because of the idea of White people wanting to keep segregation alive. They almost tore the state of Mississippi up over a African American man wanting to get his education at the university of Mississippi, because they did not believe that a black man should have the same right and privilege as they did. In the end, James Meredith was able to receive his education in Mississippi but there were many challenges that he faced before he was ever able to get to that point. I believe that the students there did not simply want to change , and that was all that they knew because of what their parents had taught them.

  15. Watching I learned more about my history. I did not know the story about Ole Miss nor was it ever brought up in any of my history classes. This just goes to show how watered down Black history is in schools. The history presented in this documentary is also a great learning tool of what we need to go back to in today’s time. We need to keep pushing and pushing until justice is given to us. No matter the circumstances we can not give up and be lazy and layoff after getting a no. Even if it takes 50 no’s before we get a yes we have to continue to push forward especially in education as did The Little Rock Nine and many others.

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