Ain’t Scared of your Jails was a fitting title for that documentary. The Freedom Riders in that video were scared of nothing. It was very inspirational to me for the people who would take blows to the head, name calling, and violence without retaliation. Also, many seemed to have a relatively gentle and forgiving spirit toward their abusers! It’s hard to take a hit without retaliation. It’s even harder to take it without hating those who hurt them.
They also had a strong desire to do what they did. Besides taking physical abuse, they also took jail time. In the documentary, many of the demonstrators chose 33 days in jail over their 50 dollar fines, because they didn’t want to support the arrestors. As a response to going to jail, one man stated, “It became a crusade. It became a badge of honor.” The demonstrators were strong, relentless, and devoted. They were the Freedom Riders.
It would be very hard to not fight back when someone would be hitting you! I wouldnt be able to do that! My temper would flare up and Id come out swinging fists at anyone who tried to hit me. It was a badge of honor for them, they would rather go to jail than pay fees which showed defeat and giving up.
ReplyDeleteGood quote. I agree it would be hard to not fight back, which just shows how strong and brave they were.
ReplyDeleteIt goes to show how much they were fighting when they chose the prison time as opposed to the fine. By doing that, it sent a more direct message.
ReplyDeleteThey were very strong to take all the violence that they did, and not even be deserving of it. They believed in non violence and standing up for what they believe in, which led to jail time and violence.
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