She said, “Nothing that boy did could ever justify what happened to him.”

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Believe. Women.

funny, i often end up saying that with a comma and an exclamation point [respectively] instead of two periods =P

funny, i often end up saying that with a comma and an exclamation point [respectively] instead of two periods =P

Why leave change on his grave?

Why leave change on his grave?

Never could understand why someone like this kid is mentioned so prominently when civil rights month comes along. He did nothing other than whistle at a white woman in Mississippi, for which he was beaten and killed. Same thing with Rosa Parks. Did nothing but refuse to give up her bus seat. Now Michael "Mickey" Schwerner and Andrew Goodman, they went to Mississippi and facing death threats on a daily basis (knowing they were real) went about registering black folks to vote and educating them. They were the two white men who were depicted in the movie Mississippi Burning. They were murdered while knowingly risking their lives in the civil rights cause. Yet their names are never mentioned when civil rights month comes along, nor are any of the names of the white men and women who rode busses in Mississippi along with black folks and were beaten for doing so. Because they were white, their contributions are overlooked. Yet a kid who whistled at a white woman and a woman who wouldn't give up her seat are household names. Not saying that they should be thought of as insignificant figures in history, but compared to people who worked tirelessly in the civil rights movement and knowingly risked their lives for the cause?

Never could understand why someone like this kid is mentioned so prominently when civil rights month comes along. He did nothing other than whistle at a white woman in Mississippi, for which he was beaten and killed. Same thing with Rosa Parks. Did nothing but refuse to give up her bus seat. Now Michael "Mickey" Schwerner and Andrew Goodman, they went to Mississippi and facing death threats on a daily basis (knowing they were real) went about registering black folks to vote and educating them. They were the two white men who were depicted in the movie Mississippi Burning. They were murdered while knowingly risking their lives in the civil rights cause. Yet their names are never mentioned when civil rights month comes along, nor are any of the names of the white men and women who rode busses in Mississippi along with black folks and were beaten for doing so. Because they were white, their contributions are overlooked. Yet a kid who whistled at a white woman and a woman who wouldn't give up her seat are household names. Not saying that they should be thought of as insignificant figures in history, but compared to people who worked tirelessly in the civil rights movement and knowingly risked their lives for the cause?

Yes, real serious. I see it as a travesty that people like Schwerner and Goodman who lost their very lives,are not recognized for their sacrifices, made for a cause for which they stood to gain no benefit from. Yet some 14 year old that lacked manners and a woman who wouldn't get up from her bus seat are seen as major figures in the civil rights movement. It is basically reverse racism. Because they are not black, their contributions as great as they were, are not recognized. Ridiculous.

He was a 14 year old kid and he was beaten unmercifully for doing something completely harmless. Grown ass white men beat a child so savagely that he was left completely unrecognizable. His death became symbolic of the era and the irrational hatred that was exhibited toward blacks, especially in the deep south.

He played for the Cowboys

Never could understand why someone like this kid is mentioned so prominently when civil rights month comes along. He did nothing other than whistle at a white woman in Mississippi, for which he was beaten and killed. Same thing with Rosa Parks. Did nothing but refuse to give up her bus seat. Now Michael "Mickey" Schwerner and Andrew Goodman, they went to Mississippi and facing death threats on a daily basis (knowing they were real) went about registering black folks to vote and educating them. They were the two white men who were depicted in the movie Mississippi Burning. They were murdered while knowingly risking their lives in the civil rights cause. Yet their names are never mentioned when civil rights month comes along, nor are any of the names of the white men and women who rode busses in Mississippi along with black folks and were beaten for doing so. Because they were white, their contributions are overlooked. Yet a kid who whistled at a white woman and a woman who wouldn't give up her seat are household names. Not saying that they should be thought of as insignificant figures in history, but compared to people who worked tirelessly in the civil rights movement and knowingly risked their lives for the cause?

He was a 14 year old kid and he was beaten unmercifully for doing something completely harmless. Grown ass white men beat a child so savagely that he was left completely unrecognizable. His death became symbolic of the era and the irrational hatred that was exhibited toward blacks, especially in the deep south.

Yes, he was a 14 year old kid who was dumb enough to show a lack of manners in an area that had little tolerance for it from blacks. Of course his beating and murder was an outrage and garnered great attention. My point was that he should not be seen as a major civil rights figure, in that he really did nothing to further the civil rights cause, other than dying. Had he known his actions might have led to his beating and death, I doubt he would have whistled. Yet Schwerner and Goodman knew educating blacks and helping them register to vote, might very well lead to their death. Yet they chose to do it anyway. God damn heroes to the cause is what they should be seen as.

Where are all these people who don't see Schwerner and Goodman as heroes to the cause?

You are so delusionally racist.