"4 Little Girls"

This documentary was intense! I think it was very fitting that we watched this on Martin Luther King Day, helping us realize why we do recognize this day and help us all remember where this world once was. Although I know I am not personally responsible for the actions of the '60s, it almost makes me feel ashamed seeing what all these people went through. I think Spike Lee did a great job portraying the emotions of the story, even decades later. The interviews with the family, friends, politicians, and others were extremely powerful. Watching some of the street scenes with the police officers and the protesters was sad to say the least. It was hard to watch. While watching the movie, I couldn't help but think of why it took something like this for people to pay attention to the movement and the way they were treated. On a side note, I thought it was extremely powerful to watch the protests and marches, seeing even the kids getting involved. How can someone hate on innocent children, no matter what the skin color is. I cannot imagine what goes through peoples heads then that can make them hate so much. I don't use the word hate much because it is extremely powerful, but that is exactly what existed back then. I won't be naive and say it doesn't still exist in some peoples hearts, but i will never understand how you can look at someone and because of their skin color, have hatred towards that person. I think my favorite part of the whole documentary was that they rebuilt their churches after the bombings. There are many things they could have done and they chose to rebuild and rebuild and rebuild and i think that is the strongest gesture of all.