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Nov 9, 2020
I would need you to edit this whole essay and make it more professional and adding more information to it. Currently this got a 65% I need you to make it really good so it gets at least a 80% For this you would have to research about the book "march book thre" and the movement "black lives matter" This is the essay below.
The Black Lives Matter movement and the March on Selma both had a huge impact by helping bring equality for the African American community. There are many similarities between the two movements. They both were peaceful protests met with police brutality. Both also used similar tactics such as strong messages and inclusive involvement. However, with saying that, there were some major differences and changes that occurred from earlier movements such as the Selma march to the newer 21st century movement of BLM. To start with, BLM obviously had more efficient resources such as social media to get the word around and help the message spread whereas in the 1950s/60s they did not have the same access to this and the message was spread mostly through word of mouth. Even with their differences both movements had major lasting impacts. After the Selma march the right to vote was successfully secured, and after the BLM protests more equality was shown. The movements that occurred in the book “March” as well as BLM had the same intention and with their similarities/differences, they were able to successfully get their message across.
March has shown many similarities to the BLM protest that recently gained momentum in summer of 2020. Both March and the BLM protests were movements with the end goal of gaining equality for African American citizens. The Black Lives Matter movement came about after the death of Trayvon Martin who was a 17 year-old African American who was fatally shot on a walk home from a convenience store. The seriousness of that event is what helped bring awareness to the topic of police brutality in the black community. Earlier this year, a similar event happened which was the murder of George Floyd. George Floyd was an innocent African American who was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin while being arrested for allegedly using a counterfeit bill. The incident was recorded and gained tons of attention from around the world which brought “BLM” to the centre spotlight of the world. We can see a similar event happen in the book which was the murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson. Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot by a state trooper while protesting the arrest of James Orange. The anger after his death is what helped get the Selma march initiated, which eventually led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act. Both cases brought up the existing issue of racism in America as each case involved a police officer killing an unarmed black citizen. Even to this day African Americans are treated differently by police due to their skin color. Both movements grew at a rapid pace due to someone's death, and they were able to use the death to gain motivation. Both were extremely inclusive to anyone who wanted to contribute or join, although the march on Selma had more controversy regarding white people protesting alongside African Americans. Both movements used strong messages and both were shown to have protestors with persistence and passion for the cause.
There might be a lot of similarities within these two major movements, but there were some key differences. The main difference being how the message was spread. During the Selma march, the information on the protests was spread mainly via word of mouth. People went to churches and that is where they were informed about the
March and BLM both had strong impacts on us and the people around us. Both movements successfully had good protests and got their message spread. They had many tactics they used such as media attention. BLM used Instagram and Bloody Sunday had the news coverage. Throughout the book “March” the main goal of gaining voting rights was fulfilled. One of the goals of BLM was to get the police officer who killed the innocent black man arrested and locked up. After a few months that was also achieved. The more broad goal of BLM was to spread awareness on police brutality against African American citizens and they were definitely successful in doing that.
Overall the Selma march and the BLM protest were both successfully able to get their message across. Both strived for equality within the African American community and specifically highlighted the issues of police brutality. They are clear similarities between the 2 movements such as how the protests were started and the successful impact they made. The end goal of the Selma march of 1965 was achieved and the BLM protest earlier this year is seen as the biggest protest of the 21st century. This shows the obvious success of both movements. Looking back on the Selma march and the similarities of it to BLM, I think that it undoubtedly served as a template for modern protests. The non-violent methods of the Selma protestors showed obvious results which paved a road and guided future protestors in the right direction on how to organize a successful protest. Even with their differences both movements had major lasting impacts, like gaining the right to vote and more equality for the people. Altogether, both movements are parallel to each other and history is seen to repeat itself.