Today we visited Voorhees College in Denmark, South Carolina and met with Dr. Cleveland Sellers. This was a great experience because I got to met with someone who had actually been involved with the Civil Rights Movement and who had worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He talked about how the people who were involved with the movement were all about being non-violent. They fought for what they believed in, but in a positive way. Many aspects of his life really got me thinking. He made me realize how people back in the day were really organized and how they were very close to each other - like family. He described how they were totally committed to supporting a cause and making a change. Today people are not that organized and it is hard to get them to come together. Dr. Sellers is a great person to be inspired by. He is humorous and very open minded. Overall the experience was great because I got to learn the real truth about the Civil Rights Movement.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Meeting Dr. Cleveland Sellers - President of Voorhees College
by Kneena George
Today we visited Voorhees College in Denmark, South Carolina and met with Dr. Cleveland Sellers. This was a great experience because I got to met with someone who had actually been involved with the Civil Rights Movement and who had worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He talked about how the people who were involved with the movement were all about being non-violent. They fought for what they believed in, but in a positive way. Many aspects of his life really got me thinking. He made me realize how people back in the day were really organized and how they were very close to each other - like family. He described how they were totally committed to supporting a cause and making a change. Today people are not that organized and it is hard to get them to come together. Dr. Sellers is a great person to be inspired by. He is humorous and very open minded. Overall the experience was great because I got to learn the real truth about the Civil Rights Movement.
Today we visited Voorhees College in Denmark, South Carolina and met with Dr. Cleveland Sellers. This was a great experience because I got to met with someone who had actually been involved with the Civil Rights Movement and who had worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He talked about how the people who were involved with the movement were all about being non-violent. They fought for what they believed in, but in a positive way. Many aspects of his life really got me thinking. He made me realize how people back in the day were really organized and how they were very close to each other - like family. He described how they were totally committed to supporting a cause and making a change. Today people are not that organized and it is hard to get them to come together. Dr. Sellers is a great person to be inspired by. He is humorous and very open minded. Overall the experience was great because I got to learn the real truth about the Civil Rights Movement.
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