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This is the Dave Patton House. When driving around Downtown Mobile it is easy to point out the Historic Houses because they have huge markers and are very well maintained and it is easy to tour them. The Patton House has a small marker and not kept like other houses downtown.

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...a highway built in the middle of something so historically significant. #AFRusa20

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The Plateau Cemetery is located in Africatown. I liked going and putting a place to the name of what we talked about in class. Africatown was started by these Clotilda Africans to hold onto their African roots and when visiting this stop on the tour it was kind of sad seeing...

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This photo is taken on the right of the entrance. You can see how close together these plots are and how different the left side is from the right. The left look like older graves whereas the right looks newer and more uniform.

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This is the Old Plateau Cemetery. This picture was taken from the road and to the left of the entrance. This cemetery is where the survivors of the Clotilda are buried and located in Africatown. #AFRusa20

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@kemjacks -and police officers wearing gas masks while they threw tear gas into crowd and beat them. These images made it into newspapers and was able to spread awareness all across the country to show how much racism was still in places like Selma, AL.

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@kemjacks 2) The nonviolent approach during the Civil Rights Movement showed how violent local authorities were towards peaceful protesters. The press was able to capture photographs of men sitting on a curb while the fire department sprayed them forcefully with hoses-

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@kemjacks -the police in this instance was also caught acting violently to those in support of Meredith attending Ole Miss. The National Guard was eventually called in to deescalate the situation which is also what was needed for this advocating for their tight to vote in Selma, AL.

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@kemjacks -and their right to vote. The need for federal law enforcement was blatant and they felt that they would be better protected from the hatred by the local authorities. When James Meredith was the first black student at Ole Miss there were also riots and-

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@kemjacks -she worked even when she was sick and tired.

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@kemjacks Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer is famous for the quote, "I am sick and tired of being sick and tired." She fought endlessly for voting equality for blacks during the Civil Rights Movement and her speech in this documentary does a very good job of framing her involvement and how hard-

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@kemjacks -she made in Mississippi for African Americans by using her knowledge to help fight for equality for people of color. Her work help establish organizations all over the country that help African Americans to this day.

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@kemjacks Being from Mississippi I thought I would know most of what was talked about in this film, but after watching it I realized that what was taught was different from what was in this film. I have never heard of Ella Baker before watching this, but I think it highlights the impact-

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@kemjacks I think that the training they went through did not prepare them enough for the extent of hate that was going on in the South at that time. I think that Oxford Ohio really was trying to help prepare them but fell short.

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@kemjacks Hello!! #AFRusa20