March Social Gospel

After reading pages 61-121 of march I noticed some things that stuck out at me. The first thing being the correlation of the civil rights movement, and the black lives matter protest. Another thing is how people and Senator John Lewis handled the protest and discrimination. The last being the similarities of events that happened during before/during the civil rights movement, and the black lives matter movement.            The marches on Washington D.C. were are crucial role and part of the civil rights movement which again happened as part of the BLM protests. Both events involved people from all parts of the U.S. to show up and march and speak their mind. A positive thing to highlight with the BLM protests, is that people of all races, ethnicities, and backgrounds showed up to march and show solidarity to the black community. The artwork, music, and other products that came from both movements is also a commonality.        The racism and hatred that John Lewis and and others faced was sickening to read about. During John and others protest, they were spit on, physically hit, had things thrown at them etc. Although this heinous display of actions occurred, John and others remained poised and controlled which is something I could never do. There are still heinous acts that happen today not as much but still happen none the less and that is also a crime itself.         The last things that stood out was things that happened before/during the two movements. One of them being individuals being murdered or physically harmed for no reason. Cases like George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery were murders that should never have happened just like Emmett Till. The events to spark both movements should never have happened, and unfortunately did and caused these movements for change, and for the better.  This section of march really showed and along with the overall text will continue to show and display the similarities of both movements.