The 1961 film, The 10 Commandments, was a key role in the civil right movement. John Lewis, who was a pastor, led his people to the movie theater in Nashville TN to protest and sit in. This protest was just one of many by Lewis and his followers. During the peaceful protest,  violent white supremacists in the community caused many terrible acts to play out. Beatings, foul words, and other attacks were bombarded upon the protestors that day. As students, we are currently reading and writing about this specific event. Sadly, as we live every day more of these events still play out. Though many of the goals of the civil rights movement have been reached, there is still negativity surrounding it today. Police brutality still exists in our country. Countless innocent African Americans have been brutally murdered by the police in my lifetime. It is a realization that is very difficult to grasp. I personally do not see much racism in my community, but this does not mean racism doesn’t exist in our country. One current event that I feel strongly relates to this event is the painting of the Robert E Lee monument in Richmond. After the killing of George Floyd, the people of Richmond Virginia protested in downtown Richmond. Thousands of people painted the Robert E Lee monument with “Black Live Matter”. I personally went to this monument in the following weeks after the protests. It was a crazy feeling looking at the monument, I had only seen videos on the news. The same area I was standing was the ground for many violent attacks. I personally know someone who was there as media reporting for the VCU Journalist website. She told me that police tear-gassed her even though she was wearing a very clear media badge. The massive group of people was shot with rubber bullets, tear-gassed, and beaten by the police. As everyone remembers these protests flooded the entire nation. We as Americans have a long ways to go to ensure equal rights for everyone.