At the time I did not like the discord in society. The riots, some people ignoring the then current laws, etc. And, just so that you know, included in the “some people ignoring the then current laws” are those law enforcement and government officials as well as the rioters and troublemakers.
History has guided me toward the conclusion that the Alabama state trooper is more believable now than then.
Watch the news and read the news. Who gets more freebies? Who goes to jail in disproportionate percentages of population? Who are the people whom are still crying over so-called ‘injustices’? Who are still having children out of wedlock so that they can get even more freebies?
I’m not talking about now. I’m talking about 50 years ago. Clearly the black community has not taken advantage of the additional freedoms given to them in the mid 60’s.
I’ll ask the question again. Lets say you were a black man in 1965 in Selma. And you were not allowed to vote, or even register to vote. Would you just shrug your shoulders and go home? Or would protesting that condition make you a “troublemaker”?