Birmingham
Paulette P. RobyChairperson of the Birmingham Civil Rights Activist Committee recounts her memories of being one of the child foot soldiers in Birmingham |
Elijah Davis From Urban Impact Birmingham, Alabama shares historical information about 4th avenue district, historically recognized as being home to black-owned businesses |
Art from 2003 commemorating foot soldiers in the Civil Rights Activist Committee building |
Elijah Davis offers "the history behind the history," surrounding 4th Avenue District in Birmingham
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Historical district of black-owned businesses
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This woman, Paulette Roby, works for the Civil Rights Activist Committee in Birmingham Alabama and during the Civil Rights movement she took part in the Children’s March in 1963. During our visit there I asked her a question, “What is the youth involvement like in Alabama today?” I asked her this question because of the course of the history of the Civil Rights Movement and wondering if that was a motivation for the youth to be involved today. However, her response was, “It is harder to engage youth because they think these issues do not relate to them.”
Hearing this was sad because if there are not many young people learning how to organize, raise awareness, and advocate for issues, who will take on the lead in the future? I believe that there are youth and adults who do not participate in advocacy because they rely on the people who are already involved and doing the work. Her response motivated me to continue being activist for my community and to bring others along with me.
-Maria De Leon, Butler University ’22
Hearing this was sad because if there are not many young people learning how to organize, raise awareness, and advocate for issues, who will take on the lead in the future? I believe that there are youth and adults who do not participate in advocacy because they rely on the people who are already involved and doing the work. Her response motivated me to continue being activist for my community and to bring others along with me.
-Maria De Leon, Butler University ’22
