Our trip to Selma, Alabama!!!
Zora's Selma interview
Masai: Who did you meet in Selma?
Zora: In Selma I met Amelia Boynton, Eric Garner's mother and Michael Eric Dyson.
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| With Ms. Gwen Carr, Eric Garner's mom |
M: Who is Amelia Boynton?
Z: She marched 50 years ago over the Edmund Pettus bridge with John Lewis and was nearly beaten to death on Bloody Sunday.
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| Amelia Boynton Robinson! |
M: Who is Michael Eric Dyson?
Z: He is a professor and my dad says he's a cultural commentator.
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| Me, Zora, and Michael Eric Dyson |
M: What did you see in Selma?
Z: I saw the president speak, I saw lots of cotton on the ride and we saw the Edmund Pettus bridge.
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| Cotton fields in Alabama |
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| Me, Zora, at the Museum of Slavery and Civil Rights |
M: What did you do in Selma?
Z: We marched over the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma.
M: When was Bloody Sunday?
Z: Bloody Sunday happened on the Sunday of March 7th, 1965.
M: Where did the marchers march to?
Z: The marchers marched from Selma, AL to Montgomery, AL.
M: Where did you stay when you went to Selma?
Z: We stayed in a Hampton Inn and Suites in Montgomery, AL.
M: Why is Selma important?
Z: Selma is important because it was a pivotal point in the struggle for voting rights for people of color.
M: Why is it important that we know our history?
Z: It is important so that we understand the greatness of our ancestors so that the privileges we have now, that they fought for, can be used appropriately.
Please watch these interview videos. This is so historical. Please WATCH!
Masai's Selma interview
Zora: What did you like about Selma?
Masai: Selma seems like a community where everyone is close to each other.
Z: What was your favorite part of your visit to Selma?
M: I enjoyed the workshop about tracking.
Z: What did you learn in the workshop about tracking?
M: Tracking is education inequality. Tracking is when schools teach different groups of children different things, so that one group is farther ahead than another. Too often, the children that are left behind are children of color.
Z: What was the most exciting food You ate in Selma?
M: Fried fish.
Z: Did you like the hotel?
M: It was great.
Z: What was it like to march on the Edmund Pettus bridge?
M: It was a very historic moment and I could feel the spirits of our ancestors who marched for us.
Z: Was it hot, warm, freezing or cold?
M: It was pretty warm.
Z: Who did you want to meet the most in Selma?
M: Common.
Here are some funny bloopers that we made when we were trying to make our Selma interview videos.
