Yesterday was a pretty relaxed day for me. We went to the delta blues museum and we went to the University of Mississippi. It was a pretty campus. My favorite thing about the campus is the statue of James Meredith, the first black guy to attend the school Also I liked that they had the quotes up there from what he said when he first went to the school.
Today was the most amazing day for me. We went to Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, and 16th Avenue Baptist Church. Looking at Kelly Ingram Park made me realize what people my age did when Civil Rights were a problem in their lives. Looking at the statues of all the dogs they had from then, and all the water hoses makes me feel like I was there watching it happen all over again. Birmingham Civil Rights Institute was my FAVORITE thing we have been to through the whole tour.! I liked it so much because it not only had the information we knew but it also took the extra step to say names that were not said in other places.
I was very interested in the 16th Avenue Baptist Church story was one of the saddest stories of the Civil Rights stories I have ever heard. so I was happy to see what the church did to remind themselves of the things that the church did with it. But, i wasn't to happy to hear him say that instead of keeping the place where they find the girls ( Addie Mae Collines, 14, Carole Roberston,14, Denise McNair,11, and Cynthia Wesley) they built over it and put their kitchen were it was supposed to be. I wasn't happy to know that because to me that is disrespectful to the families of the four girls. I'm sure the parents and friends would want to have it blocked off not built on top of. many people wanted to know why they would do that, the tour guide said that the people of the church don't want to only be known for what happen there long time ago, the church and the people in it want to move on in history.
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