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For the third page of my final project, I decided to reflect on the Civil Rights movement in America. The first image on the page was from the Nashville sit in that occurred on February 1, 1960. Sit Ins were a powerful and successful form of protesting used by many to help abolish the Jim Crow laws in the southern United States. I felt that the picture of the four students at the lunch counter was an appropriate image to represent America’s ability to change since the Sit In movement was successful in changing both laws and attitudes through non-violent protests. The second image on the page is of Alexis de Tocqueville, who in the early 1800s, came to America to observe our social and political values. In 1835, he published his most famous work, Democracy in America. In the book, de Tocqueville discusses many American values, as well as his opinions on race relations in the country. I added the quote from __Democracy in America__ because I believe that his work reasonably represents how America is seen on a world scale, as well as representing what he felt was our ability to change. The next image on the page is the logo for the C.O.R.E. organization. The Congress Of Racial Equality was established during the Civil Rights movement, and helped organize protests and support the famous “Freedom Rides” in the 1960s. CORE played a pivotal role in the outcome of the civil rights movement, and I felt that the logo was a reasonable contribution to the page. The last addition that I made to the page was a quote from Hubert H. Humphrey. The quote, to me, shows how reluctant America is to change at times. I added the quote to the page because I felt that it was powerful and direct, and at the same time addressed a huge turning point in America.

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