Going to Meridian , Mississippi was one of the best experiences by far that I've had. We were able to sit down and talk to Roscoe Jones Sr. who was a youth leader during freedom summer, and worked closely with Mickey Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney and he was very inspiring. His recollection of the exact day that the three went missing , was so detailed that it kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. And to know that he was supposed to be with them just made me realize how powerful god is, because he didn't allow him to go with Mickey and the others; and had he gone he would not have been able to tell us the story of what happened that day in June. Mr.Jones's work with the NCAAP and students his age made me realize how much of an impact the students had on the civil rights movement . In the sense, that they were the movement and before I never imagined how much children could impact a nation at such a young age ! And now, I feel that I can be just like them and change the nation in my own way!
Asia Adams
City College
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