Dear John Lewis,

   In pages 25-80 of “MARCH” it goes more into detail on the events that took place after the bombing of the church in Birmingham. People started to protest in Selma and this was also the first time anyone had ever stood up to Sheriff Clark. The movemnet had started after protestors got arrested in Selma, the day after the bombing. After the arrests there was more pressure on trying to get equal voting rights. People lined up outside the courthouse while

you were still in jail to get registered for voting.

   Unfortunately, despite the efforts the civilians made the registration process was made way more difficult for black people and the civilians stayed in line for hours in the beaming sun with no water. Pages 25-80 in the book demonstrate the struggles faced to try and get people ready for the “voting” going to take place.

   While reading these pages in the book, I felt upset that people of color were faced with all these obstacles in order just to get their voices heard. As I was reading, something that crossed my mind was how can someone feel so much hate towards a race? What makes them feel so superior to treat other people like this.

   In 2019 actions we can take to combat the issues presented in the book are to make sure that laws are actually being enforced. If we held EVERYONE accountable for their racist actions I think the situation would have gone differently. This is because during the time of the civil rights movement, even though it was illegal, people with authority were still beating and discriminating which gave the impression to other racist people that it was okay for them to treat black people like that aswell. In my opinion people felt entitled. 

      Sincerely, Samantha.