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I think that a speech at a famous landmark in Memphis would be the best way to get the word out. I'm piggybacking off of Martin Luther King Jr.

I think that this website could help in our group discussion, and I like how you used history and this can help us find out what people have done in the past to fix the problem.

I think that this will help our project because I might lead us to something different.

I feel like there is a little more information to be used in this paragraph, I feel like it was formal though. I suggest using a little more recent site.

I personally think that this is full of information that is good, but is more of an opinion.

A good link showing how our country has decided to embrace change in our presidential decisions on who to lead the country. Soon we will probably have many different races and even genders of people as leaders of the country.

I think you also need some more background in this. There just isn't enough information in what you said to be sure of the real problem. Where is the problem? All you are saying is we need to pursue Obama's dream. No problem is stated.

Are you saying that we need to bring back Martin's idea? Yes. I am. I like how you had the idea of using something that has already happened and worked to spread the word about racism. This is a reliable link because it is from a University, but this seems to have very many opinions in it.

It is great what Martin Luther King has done to unify us. I wouldn't have some of my friends today if it weren't for him. I try to live by: Judge a man by his actions; not the color of his skin. I think it would be great to make a celebration for him. I think the article was good, I just think you could find a deeper one.

Is this link valuable? Sure it compares Lincoln to king and king to Obama, but that is not affecting our community.

I like how it asks questions and then answers them in detail. I also like how it compares old racism to new racism.

This article is great talking about how the "I have a Dream" speech has brote this country together.

Why is this important now? This is important because of its history and heritage. What drove MLK to give this speech. We should consider following MLK's ways of leadership and awareness.

I don't think that this is biased. However, I don't think it's very valuable either; it's an interview with someone who wrote a book that connects Abraham Lincoln to Obama to Martin Luther King Jr.

I thought this was interesting because it shows the racism in Memphis. This problem can get bigger and bigger if it is allowed. This crime was done because Martin Luther King was black. This is a big part in racial discrimination.

"and beat him and arrested him and tortured him" is a run-on sentence. The crime was not done just because he was black. The attack was done because he was supporting blacks. Also you need to list this under history.

I think this is to long ago and it won't really give lots of information about today society.

I argue with Hewes because it was formal and gave recent information ABOUT THIS TOPIC.

Although this article gives specific information about Memphis' history, the information is not recent nor important for today's situation.

I agree with Hewes, It was a long time ago. You need to find a website with recent info.

Memphis is a big city for civil rights in America, but I think you could find something that relates to today, and effects our society.

Are there any facts backing theses conspires, and what causes them to be so compelling?

This is not important because it is to old for our question.

While this does go over the racial discrimination I think this more one sided and is only about Dr. Martian Luther King.

How does this relate to us reducing racism in our community ? I like how you used facts to back up the problem. I don't think that this doesn't really relate to us reducing racism. I suggest that you find an article that does realet to our issue.

This is a good topic and I think that it will help in our group discussion, but I think that you need something more recent.

Why is this important today if it happened in 1968?I like the historical reference.I'm concerned with it's outdated info. I suggest you find something more current.

Although this happened many years ago, I think this article can help us in this proses of how we can reduce racism in our community.

Please check if other people had posted it before you post.

This article is great because this shows the other side of the fight. Some African Americans have made some bad choices, but so have many whites as we have seen with the KKK, church bombing, and many others that exemplify the cruelty that both sides have done to push for there cause.

If the park is named after a racist, that does not mean that the park is racist.

I think that the only way people who are racist like the KKK are getting their power is because of the reaction they get. I mean does someone complain when none of the people they are talking to care what they say.

I agree with Jack. I think racist groups like the KKK get their power is because so many people talk about them and do news articles on them.

Most articles only talk about African Americans and stuff they did, but this article is one of those rare ones that talks about bad stuff white people do. I agree with Robert.

I like this because it is a little different like Jerry said, but I see that you highlighted this and I don't think it said everything you really wanted to say.

I also agree with Robert. I think that all of these people put a lot of lives in the way for a problem that could have easily been solved. It also shows how the blacks had to struggle for their rights and freedom. This article also looks at not just the black side of this problem (because that is the side that we always look at) but how that African Americans also made some bad choices and how some of them effected the problem as well.

This event shows how Memphis has a bad racist history and that it wasn't a good idea to name the parks the name of racists in the first place.

This is very questionable. I would like to see the originator of this park. Perhaps a KKK leader created it? This is a big problem and I'm glad they're fixing it.

This is a great article to help us get more information about our city's black history. This is a great article for our group to collaborate on and discuss.

How does this develop our learning? It's really just about a park named after someone. I like how this is up-to-date and uses facts and history.

This is one of the many cases found in our culture where there have been racial decimation. I believe that this is not the only case that could be found. There are many more.

There is good detail on your summary, but there are no questions in you ladder of feedback.

I think there is potential in this article and that. Most of the article is true and has good meaning to it.

This article is great, because it gives us a clear description of what is going on in our community that is a violation of what we are trying to resolve.

I do agree with you Robert. Because of certain events where black people have been proven guilty, it seems like people always seem to blame the black people for everything. Two words for you: Racial Profiling.

You should clarify what DOJ means. I see this article going far as long as some more detail is added. Maybe some more background. Did you mean to add some more detail? I suggest to make it a little more clear and then you will be fine.

This is a somewhat bias article. It leans more toward the African-American side. One lady claimed that the race doesn't matter. Every situation is different, so there really isn't a real way to write down something and say it's true. I like how this is up-to-date and in our community. I suggest that you find a different article that has a two-sided opinion, or another article that back up the other side of this complication.

This article gives great detail about what the real issue was, but it kind of got off track a little bit about what it is supposed to be like. Other than that this article explains a great deal of racial discrimination in Shelby County jail and prison systems.

This article gives very in-depth detail into how whites are treated better than blacks, but why does it use a lot of information from a couple years ago like 2009. Overall, it is a good article that has plenty of meaning to it.

I feel like it is a good paragraph, the information was good and it was mostly up to date. This could lead us into bigger topics around not just our community, but around the nation.

Nice job finding this article. It informs well how we have a unjust system in our court and encourages us to try to give every race a fair trial.

I think this link is full of useful information. It tells a lot about how black people are persecuted in court.

I value that you choose this article because it is a great example of racism in Memphis, and I think that we can elaborate on this in our class discussion and it will cause more questions and make us think. Maybe you could clarify what the DOJ means.

Since a lot of the judicial system is African-American why don't they help the kids? This is important because it shows that racism in the judicial system is still unfair towards African-American kids.I don't get why the African-American judges socially profile people.

This sounds like a good start to our research, most of the info is up to date and has great detail.

I think that you should add you latter of feedback to your summary.

When was this?

This is a very though case. Until we see some more facts, it cannot be clearly determined if this was an act of racial discrimination.

This is am one growing problem with discrimination of blacks. This is key because people still blame African Americans, weather this was true or the teacher did it. There is an unfair trails with blacks.

Yes, I mean he could have been lying but there is definitely a lot of racial discrimination that the lady had only blamed the 63 year old black custodian worker.

I think that this case definitely has some racial discrimination involved. However, I don't think if you looked at the security tapes you could pin the custodian. He has to go into every room to clean it.

This is definitely racial discrimination. A white teacher claims to "lose" her phone so she blames a black worker. Also, the only people questioned were black. There is definitely racial discrimination at that school.

I like how you knew what the real problem was and you were very clear about it too. Was that the comment or the description though?

This is a good example of racial sterotypes. I thought this problem was only with police, but I guess it has spead to every one. Are there any other records of this like this happening?

This can show how people are quick to judge someone just by their color. This also can lead us to employees being wrongly accused of something they didn't do just because of their skin color.

This article talkes about the racial discrimination in our community. Although, it didn't have enough information/evidence. Because of this we need further evidence but I think this will help us in our process of racial discrimination in our community.

I think King was thought of badly because he was good at basketball and the white fans and players of other teams didn't like that he was black.

This is not recent and a little one sided. The events are only told by King's perspective and no other reason he discriminated.

This will help us elaborate on racial discrimination.

I do not know what is all of the craziness about a Mexican boy singing the national anthem.

I dont see how it is wrong for an Mexican kid to sing and american anthem.

I like how you are bringing up something new on Mexicans instead of just Asians. I am confused if this is all to the story. There are lots of people that may not be American that do these kinds of things. What is the big deal about it? Clarify that.

I don't know why this is such a big deal. A Mexican boy sang the national anthem, so what? This article proves that racism isn't limited to African-Americans.

This points out how stereotypes can sometimes even be hypocrites. I am glad he refused to be discouraged by these people remembering the critic doesn't count.

I don't really think that this in our community but that is one opinion and it is sort of one sided.

I think that this article is good because it shows how people are racist to others and not just black people.

This is a problem, but it seems that that this was solved and the people who did it are now coming to there sences. I think this was a one time deal.

I don't see why people are complaining about a Mexican boy singing the national anthem we African-Americans sing it as well and people don't complain. That's discriminating only to Mexicans.

When I said we I meant when.

This is a great topic about racial discrimination, but it needs to be in our area .