My experience in Birmingham was great. We went to the 16th Street Baptist Church and visited the Civil Rights Institute. Out of the whole day the best and most funny experience was in the church when the man that was telling us about the bombing, and about the church was cracking some pretty good jokes. I learned that the Civil Rights was something that was fought for, and was a struggle to press through for the black people of Birmingham. I also learned about the bombing that occurred at the church killing a few little girls.
There was a huge difference to me when learning about the civil rights through the movie we watched before we went, and the hands on experience I had in Birmingham. There was a difference because when seeing and feeling the places and things were the events occurred is very different than just seeing it on a screen. Also when a man tells you about something in person, and does it with passion it is a very different experience. It changed my view on Civil Rights by providing me a perspective that I had not previously had.
If I were to be faced with an arguer that wanted to say the trip was pointless it would be a very short argument. For someone to say that without backing it up would be ridiculous; It would not happen because they would have accepted the experience was very worth it. It was a very different experience than just watching a screen or browsing the internet.
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| This image is very impacting because the bus is what I remember seeing the most. |
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