Jigisha Gohel

[Jigisha Gohel @jigilicious1]

@nlachhh It's seen throughout that King's peaceful protests were interfered by violence against them. It's truly a feat that he continued to stand by his ideals and resist the temptations to fight back. #MESelma18

[Jigisha Gohel @jigilicious1]

@GottaBeGed Dr.King was fighting for so much more than just the right to vote! President Johnson at first didn't comprehend that if African Americans secured the right to vote, they would curb the mistreatment of people of color, and ultimately bring them the justice they desired. #MESelma18

[Jigisha Gohel @jigilicious1]

With both Malcolm X and Dr. King in Selma, the governor is taking action to curb the hostility of Jim Clark, the sheriff. They fear that with both the leaders in Selma, they will succeed in bringing Federal attention to Alabama, against the residing white supremacy. #MESelma18

[Jigisha Gohel @jigilicious1]

Dr. King's plan is working. They are raising awareness to the issue of Civil Rights by inciting drama. They're gaining sympathy and success in their movement by arousing public morale. Civil Rights is becoming a pressing issue for Pres Johnson. #MESelma18

[Jigisha Gohel @jigilicious1]

Pres Johnson recognized that hundreds of Black-Americans were being massacred and the people behind the violence were left free without any persecution. I find it incredulous that he doesn't consider this a national problem. #MESelma18

[Jigisha Gohel @jigilicious1]

...of delaying stricter laws regarding the second amendment. Innocent lives were compromised then, innocent lives are still compromised today; and if things don't change, innocent lives will be forsaken tomorrow. America, when will things change?(2/2) #MESelma18

[Jigisha Gohel @jigilicious1]

Just 4 minutes into the movie, we're met with a shocking scene of innocent children being blown to bits because of a violent racist act. Then, it was an issue of civil rights. Now, it's an issue...(1/2) #MESelma18

[Jigisha Gohel @jigilicious1]

Even when the Suffragettes faced setbacks such as Wilson being reelected and the death of The Warrior for Suffrage, they continued to persevere in their efforts. #MEIronJawedAngels17

[Jigisha Gohel @jigilicious1]

@BaekAllison Exactly! So why was it so hard for them to see the rationality in awarding women suffrage?? Giving women what they wanted would've only strengthened their cause in war but they're to misogynistic to notice... #MEIronJawedAngels17

[Jigisha Gohel @jigilicious1]

@richashahhh7 Its because suffragettes in the NAWSA had spent their entire lives waiting for their right to vote; they wouldn't mind waiting for more while the new suffragettes in the NWP believed that waiting around wouldn't get them anywhere: they had to take action now #MEIronJawedAngels17

[Jigisha Gohel @jigilicious1]

Even the president couldn't comprehend the pressing issue of suffrage for women and instead wanted focus on tariffs but "...how can you legislate a tariff reform if not all citizens are able to vote for it? Isn't that why we fought the American Revolution?" #MEIronJawedAngels17

[Jigisha Gohel @jigilicious1]

If one paid careful attention to the scene in which the two ladies are traveling to the Capital, the voices against women suffrage increases in volume, signifying the strength in opposition to the future 19th amendment. The question is, how did they do it? #MEIronJawedAngels17

[Jigisha Gohel @jigilicious1]

The opening credits already have me hooked! The back and forth between the sky and the lead really sets down the notion that these women have been grounded for far too long; it's time for them to touch the sky and fight for what they deserve. #MEIronJawedAngels17

[Jigisha Gohel @jigilicious1]

@angelaa_ilicc I loved how Euclid's notion was used in this film. Equality according to both Euclid and Lincoln is a very natural thing. All men are born and they live out their lives to the fullest they can. If they're equal in this way than why can't they have the same rights? #MELincoln17

[Jigisha Gohel @jigilicious1]

"Things which are equal to the same thing are equal to each other"
Lincoln quotes Euclid and relates this rule in mathematical reasoning to life and equality between people. If everyone is born equal, no matter of race, they should be able to exercise the same right. #MELincoln17

[Jigisha Gohel @jigilicious1]

After the gruesome losses at Wilmington, more people were against the 13th amendment even though some were disgusted by slavery. They wanted national peace but didn't want to give up their rights, lands, jobs to those of a different color #MELincoln17

[Jigisha Gohel @jigilicious1]

Thaddeus Stevens was a bit ahead of his time and was seen as a radical because of his pro-abolitionist ideas. Lincoln wasn't an abolitionist but he did want slavery to end so he tried to work with Stevens. #MELincoln17

[Jigisha Gohel @jigilicious1]

The Lincoln's difficulty to get over Willie's death shows us the hardships of wanting to do better for the Nation and bring it out of war while facing the pain of losing a beloved loved one. #MELincolin17

[Jigisha Gohel @jigilicious1]

Lincoln wasn't an abolitionist, yet he wanted to pass the 13th amendment before the inauguration because it would've been for the best of the country. Without his push for passing the 13th amendment, the world would've been a very different place #MELincoln17

[Jigisha Gohel @jigilicious1]

Lincoln wanted to pass the 13th amendment before the War ended because he would have more support for it. People were willing to pass the 13th amendment because it would end the war, not necessarily because they wanted slavery to be abolished. #MELincoln17