Jisha Jacob

[Jisha Jacob @jjacob1p7]

@banananasim That's insane how that is such a small margin of people who are registered to vote. These statistics alone expose how biased many were against black people.

[Jisha Jacob @jjacob1p7]

@Reema0604 I think these type of supporters are the most important, as you would think white clergy men would oppose such voting rights, so their opinions provide greater impact for legislation. We need more people like this!

[Jisha Jacob @jjacob1p7]

#MESelma18 This movie was definitely respectable because it showed the importance of involvement against oppression. Despite, violence from white officers and multiple arrests, they united and marched to achieve their goals.

[Jisha Jacob @jjacob1p7]

#MESelma18 The relationship between MLK and Johnson seems...confusing? It seems like Johnson isn't all for MLK's ideals, but nonetheless signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

[Jisha Jacob @jjacob1p7]

#MESelma18 The right for black people to register to vote was so unsettling for white people that they were proposed obscene questions to basically set them up for failure. How is this fair?

[Jisha Jacob @jjacob1p7]

#MESelma18 King was arrested after leading protesters to the Selma Courthouse. His time spent in jail parallels to Gandhi's time spent in jail for the salt monopoly. Why all these arrests of men using peaceful protest?

[Jisha Jacob @jjacob1p7]

@Reema0604 After finishing and reflecting on the movie, this is an even bigger truth than I thought. If Braddock stole his way to getting money, he probably wouldn't have gotten the opportunity to box again. It makes me like his character more: humble even during the Great Depression!

[Jisha Jacob @jjacob1p7]

@Sarena99740704 That's a really good question! I would love to see the stories of the other boxers, to see if they're in a similar situation to Braddock. Since jobs are impossible to secure at this time, I would also like to see the extent people go to for money. Perhaps much worse than boxing!

[Jisha Jacob @jjacob1p7]

I loved seeing Jimmy's progress in the movie. He started off asking for money and being ashamed, yet later he's wearing a suit and having people demand interviews from him. He became such a great success story for those greatly affected by the Great Depression ##MECinderellaMan17

[Jisha Jacob @jjacob1p7]

I think Mae's opinions towards Jimmy pursuing boxing again are interesting. She hates how damaging it has already proven to be, like how it broke her husband's hand, but the need for money prevails. It's a game of having a full pocket over ethics at this time #MECinderellaMan17

[Jisha Jacob @jjacob1p7]

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[Jisha Jacob @jjacob1p7]

#MECinderellaMan17 You can see Jimmy being emotional about needing relief money, which is a fund of money provided for people in need. It was hard for him to ask for it, but it was really helpful for him to use to feed his family during the Great Depression.

[Jisha Jacob @jjacob1p7]

In the beginning of the movie, you could already see how the Great Depression affects people of all ages. Jay Braddock was taught a lesson against theft, showing that the economy was so bad that the only resort at times was stealing. #MECinderellaMan17

[Jisha Jacob @jjacob1p7]

@Reema0604 Lincoln seems to really want a cohesive nation. Odd how he didn't call for immediate emancipation for slaves though. It's a bit hypocritical.

[Jisha Jacob @jjacob1p7]

Britain Prime Minister Lord Palmerston was so enraged when two confederate diplomats were arrested that he even dispatched troops to Canada after hearing the news. Why was he so upset about it? #METheCause17

[Jisha Jacob @jjacob1p7]

General M'Clellan changed the North successfully by replacing inept officers with regulars and laying out camps around Washington for volunteers, who later became his army. #METheCause17

[Jisha Jacob @jjacob1p7]

The Confederate Constitution, similar to the US Constitution, not only gave the President a 6 year term, but it outlawed international slave trade. Victory! #METheCause17

[Jisha Jacob @jjacob1p7]

Lincoln, the man known for being against slavery, merely called for restrictions on slavery, not for immediate emancipation. Reminds me of Jackson, claiming to be the common man, but owning lavish land and tons of slaves. #METheCause17

[Jisha Jacob @jjacob1p7]

At Gettysburg in 1861, Lincoln described the war as a new birth of freedom. I'm sure the white supremacists care to disagree #METheCause17

[Jisha Jacob @jjacob1p7]

https://t.co/7Ntzuks9Dq
~Discusses how contradictory Jackson was, since he was the, "most law-defying, law obeying citizen.” #ajnewwave