Eyes on the Prize
This week, we saw the documentary “Eyes on the Prize: Volume 1”. There was two parts to the documentary: Awakenings, and Fighting Back. In 1955-1956, there was a boycott of public transportation in effect because of the segregation. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested by Montgomery police for violating a local segregation ordinance by refusing to give up her seat on a city bus to a white man. The goal was to desegregate the buses running in the city. At first, it started out as a very local activity that didn’t interest the nation. The end of the 11-month boycott has brought the civil rights movement brought under the spotlight. A very young Dr
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Approximate Word count = 447
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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