Selma

From reading and listening to examples about the leaders and followers in Selma who walked along the Edmund Pettus Bridge to protest for equal rights among races, they teach students the real issue and strength it takes for people to fight for what they believe in and want. Many students don't really think about the conditions many people went, and still go through, to stand up for what they want. The common misconception is that there isn't always a major conflict or consequence, and that you usually just walk, hold banners, or protest with not much blocking you. However, like on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama in 1965, the African Americans were being beaten up on the bridge, and blood was being shed just because they were protesting for equal rights. Majority of the time, it takes strength and courage to protest and stand up for what you believe in. So, with the examples and stories from those who were there on the day of the "Bloody Sunday", it really shows the truth on how there is more brutality to protests for those who want to fight back for what they believe in.