Monday, February 9, 2009
So far while reading Freedom Summer I have found it a very interesting read. I think it shows that people in the worst times can really come together and help everyone around them no matter who or what the people around them are about. I was proud to live in Illinois when i read that because "we" have the ability to come together and unite when needed most. While reading this book I started to wonder what involvement women have in this as well. Did the women help to bring the movement into the home? It is well known that men did a lot to help with this movement but i wonder if women really had any part in this. I also think it is interesting that they had the courage to stand up to something that is so controversial, if they werent directly affect by what was going on? If there really a reason to why all these people got involved?
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What are some of the things that motivate you and your peers now to do volunteer work (and if you aren't, you should talk with those who do and ask what might move you to do so)? My hope is that you can actually start to relate to the stories of the Freedom Summer volunteers, college students who were not much different from yourselves. Aren't there social problems you see today that you might work with others of your peers to solve?
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