It was very interesting hearing todays EOTO presentations. Each presentation gave me new information about events that helped advance or eliminate segregation.
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| Emmett Till |
happened. Its very sad to see how false accusations can have such a negative effect on the accused. Its also worth mentioning that Emit Till's mother wanted an open casket funeral which was a shock to most people. The idea was to show how black people are treated with even the smallest accusation with no evidence. Another notable presentation from this side was the presentation about Sundown towns given by Ariel. It was interesting to hear how some towns int he U.S. actually banned Black people. It was also surprising that some of these towns still exist today.
Moving over to the other side of events that helped eliminate segregation I heard some really interesting stories and topics. I think the topics I liked the most were the two presentations given by Julia about the NAACP and the history of the negro college fund.
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| NAACP Logo |
to promote equality and get rid of racial prejudice. It was great to hear how this organization helped people of color by helping them win court cases. In total they won 29 out of the 32 court cases brought to the Supreme Court.
As for the United Negro College Fund they aided more than 40 black colleges which helped black people find better employment after college. This organization helped money black people as they now had better education and therefore could find better jobs. they also gave out scholarships to colleges and funds to help with maintenance and materials.
Overall each presentation was very well informing and I gained a lot mroe information about topics that are important to American History.
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